by National Space Society | Dec 13, 2018 | Commercial Spaceflight, Space Development, Space Tourism, Space Transportation
Image: View from Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity December 13th, 2018 (courtesy of Virgin Galactic). By Bob Brodbeck A historic milestone in space development, and especially for the start up of space tourism, was achieved this morning Thursday December 13th by Virgin...
by National Space Society | Jul 28, 2018 | Commercial Spaceflight, Space Development, Space Tourism
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity third powered flight on July 26th 2018. Image courtesy of Virgin Galactic. By Bob Brodbeck Less than two months after the previous test, Virgin Galactic on Thursday afternoon (July 26) launched its reusable Virgin spaceship (VSS)...
by National Space Society | Jan 13, 2016 | Asteroids, Commercial Spaceflight, Space Business, Space Solar Power, Space Tourism, Space Transportation
Excellent 7-minute video from United Launch Alliance:
by National Space Society | Oct 6, 2015 | International Space Station, Space, Space Tourism
By Gary Barnhard & Uma Shri Verma Being in space and looking down at the Earth, astronauts are hit with an astounding reality: our planet is a tiny, fragile ball of life, “hanging in the void,” shielded and nourished by a paper-thin atmosphere. This...
by National Space Society | May 22, 2015 | Space Tourism
From ABC World News Tonight, May 21, 2015
by David Brandt-Erichsen | Aug 2, 2013 | Commercial Spaceflight, NASA, Space Tourism, Space Transportation
And Space Adventures plans to sell flights on the CST-100, having recently signed a contract with Boeing to that effect. No word yet on cost and availability. Article below by Rebecca Regan, NASA Kennedy Space Center Two NASA astronauts conducted flight suit...
by David Brandt-Erichsen | Apr 30, 2013 | Commercial Spaceflight, Space Tourism
Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, completed the first rocket-powered flight of its space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2), on April 29. The test, conducted by teams...
