Space Tourism
New Shepard’s 25th Launch Carries Six to the Edge of Space and Back
Sending tourists to space is still relatively novel in the grand scheme of humanity's journey to the stars. Dennis Tito…
China’s Space Station, Seen from Orbit
When the Space Age dawned in 1957, there were only two players: the USA and the USSR. The USA won…
Sit on the Toilet while you Gaze at the Earth from the Edge of Space
You’re an excited, spacefaring passenger strolling about a pressurized cabin approximately 30 kilometers (20 miles) above the Earth. Your trip…
Virgin Galactic Flies Its First Privately Funded Space Tourists
Virgin Galactic sent its first privately funded adventurers — and its first space sweepstakes winners — past the 50-mile space…
Virgin Galactic’s Space Plane Rises Again for Final Flight Test
After a two-year hiatus, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity resumed flying crew members beyond a 50-mile-high space milestone, marking the…
America’s First Space Tourist Signs Up for Moon Trip on SpaceX’s Starship
Twenty-one years after becoming the first paying passenger to visit the International Space Station, California financial analyst Dennis Tito and…
A New Shepard Exploded. Fortunately, There Wasn’t Anyone on Board
On September 12, Blue Origin New Shepard mission, NS-23, failed just over one minute into an uncrewed flight, forcing the…
Japanese Billionaire Finishes Up Space Station Mission With Online Flourishes
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and two crewmates have returned to Earth after an 11-day mission to the International Space Station…
NASA Gives Axiom Space Another Opening to Fly Private Astronauts to Space Station
Even though Texas-based Axiom Space hasn't yet sent its first crew of customers to the International Space Station, NASA is…
‘I’m Truly Happy’: Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Floats Into Space Station
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has begun his first space adventure — an 11-day visit to the International Space Station that…