Items tagged with space tourism

by Tim Sweezy - Sun, Oct 31, 2021

NASA Could Blast Bacteria To Mars And Make Rocket Fuel With It For Deep Space Travel

As space travel and habitation technologies advance forward, we inch ever closer to the day humans will walk on the surface on Mars. Researchers understand that returning humans home from Mars, however, will more than likely require a Martian-based fuel supply and data suggests bacteria may be the solution. NASA's... Read more...

by Tim Sweezy - Tue, Oct 26, 2021

Blue Origin To Build A Business Park In Space So Anyone Can Have A Galactic Office

Have you ever wished you could have a business address located in space? Well Blue Origin and Sierra Space are about to make that a possibility with the Orbital Reef space station. Michael Scott would surely be watching with enthusiasm, with Dwight and Jim competing to be the first paper supplier in space! Blue... Read more...

by Brittany Goetting - Fri, Sep 14, 2018

SpaceX To Fly A Private Passenger Around The Moon In Its Big Effin' Rocket

One lucky person is about to “boldly go where no [private passenger] has gone before”. SpaceX recently announced that they have booked the world’s first private flight to the moon. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk promised in early 2017 that two tourists would take to the stars by the end of of 2018. Musk hinted that the... Read more...

by Brittany Goetting - Thu, Mar 30, 2017

Jeff Bezos Gives Glimpse Inside Blue Origin Capsule That Will Send Tourists To Space

Forget the Bahamas. What if your next vacation could be in space? Jeff Bezos has just offered a glimpse of the Blue Origin's New Shepard space tourism capsule. Bezos recently remarked, “Our New Shepard flight-test program is focused on demonstrating the performance and robustness of the system. In parallel, we've... Read more...