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The Titanic sub disaster spotlights another extreme venture: space tourism
1 year, 6 months ago

The Titanic sub disaster spotlights another extreme venture: space tourism

LA Times  

A SpaceX Starship rocket test launch in 2020. Business SpaceX’s new space tourism offer: 5-day flight in Crew Dragon capsule SpaceX teams up with tourism firm Space Adventures, saying a Crew Dragon capsule trip could send private citizens even higher into space. Commercial passengers who strap into a vehicle operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Virgin Galactic Holdings or Blue Origin …

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Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket: ‘Best day ever!’
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket: ‘Best day ever!’

Associated Press  

VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. “Let’s hope that many, many more people can do this.” Four hours after their flight, Bezos drove his crew over to see the rocket that carried …

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EXPLAINED: How Vessel With No Pilots Will Take Bezos To Space, Where To Watch Liftoff
3 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINED: How Vessel With No Pilots Will Take Bezos To Space, Where To Watch Liftoff

News 18  

He’s been pipped in the space race by Richard Branson and there was a signature campaign likening him to a comic book villain and urging that his reentry into Earth’s atmosphere be prevented. But the trip is also significant because it will be the first mission featuring a human crew on the New Shepard rocket and capsule manufactured by Blue …

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GET, SET, SPACE: IN BRANSON VS BEZOS, WHO’S GOT THE BETTER PLAN AND SUPERIOR VEHICLE?
3 years, 5 months ago

GET, SET, SPACE: IN BRANSON VS BEZOS, WHO’S GOT THE BETTER PLAN AND SUPERIOR VEHICLE?

Firstpost  

While Branson will travel as part of a six-person crew onboard the SpaceShipTwo spaceplane, Bezos will be a part of a four-person crew in the New Shepard rocket. Blue Origin, owned by former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, announced it would fly its first crew of astronauts into space on 20 July — the Apollo 11 Moon landing’s 52nd anniversary. After …

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Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?
3 years, 6 months ago

Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?

The Hindu  

Three billionaire entrepreneurs - Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson - are each vying to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel. Reuters reported in 2018 that Bezos' Blue Origin was planning to charge passengers at least $200,000 for the ride,based on an appraisal of Branson's rival plans and other considerations, though its thinking may have …

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Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?
3 years, 6 months ago

Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?

India Today  

Three billionaire entrepreneurs - Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson - are each vying to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel. DESIGN Virgin Galactic's reusable SpaceShipTwo system will see its VSS Unity spaceplane lifted to altitude by a large carrier aircraft called VMS Eve before separating. Virgin Galactic's reusable SpaceShipTwo system will see its VSS …

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Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson announces trip to space, ahead of Jeff Bezos
3 years, 6 months ago

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson announces trip to space, ahead of Jeff Bezos

India TV News  

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days. The news came just hours after Bezos’ Blue Origin said Bezos would be accompanied into space on July 20 by a female aerospace pioneer who’s waited 60 years to rocket away. Amazon’s founder will be on Blue Origin’s debut launch with people on …

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Jeff Bezos has edged ahead of his billionaire rivals in the space race — he's actually booked a ticket
3 years, 7 months ago

Jeff Bezos has edged ahead of his billionaire rivals in the space race — he's actually booked a ticket

ABC  

Not content with being one of the richest people on this planet, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has poured rocket fuel on the space race between uber-wealthy entrepreneurs, booking himself a ticket to space. Meanwhile, tech billionaire Elon Musk and his company SpaceX continue to develop reusable spacecraft, as Virgin boss Richard Branson readies himself for a trip into space. Jeff …

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin opens bidding for first space tourism trip in July
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin opens bidding for first space tourism trip in July

ABC  

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket company has kicked off an auction for a seat on the company's first crew space flight, a landmark moment in a competition to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel. Key points: The capsule features six of observation windows, the biggest ever used in space Blue Origin said there would be more …

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Business of spaceflight: The 7 biggest moments of the year
5 years ago

Business of spaceflight: The 7 biggest moments of the year

CNN  

New York CNN Business — This year didn’t end up exactly how many in the spaceflight industry had hoped. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon: Pristine test flight, then explosion SpaceX and Boeing spent a decade building two spacecraft capable of ferrying astronauts to and from the International Space Station for NASA’s $8 billion Commercial Crew program. SpaceX worked for months to correct …

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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches 10th test flight
5 years, 11 months ago

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches 10th test flight

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, completed a 10th test flight Wednesday of its suborbital launch vehicle and capsule, indicating the company is getting closer to launching paying customers into space. Blue Origin said the test flight from a launch pad in West Texas “looks to have been wholly successful.” The rocket, dubbed New Shepard, …

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