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The incredible four spots space tourists might explore on Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io including obsidian lava lake
06 May 2024 11:50 GMT
… spot for future thrill-seeking space tourists.
The lonely moon, a … is sure to draw in space tourists.
Nicknamed "Steeple Mountain … to miss.
But future space tourists could travel from far and … lots of mysterious sand dunesCredit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ …
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Virgin Galactic to launch its next space tourism flight in June
05 May 2024 18:42 GMT
… to carry out its second space tourism flight of 2024 on June … on Virgin Galactic flights
The space tourism flight offers a horizontal launch … sent up as part of Nasa’s Flight Opportunities programme.
Purdue …
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Virgin Galactic Schedules Next Space Tourist Flight
02 May 2024 14:52 GMT
Virgin Galactic has announced the ‘Galactic 07’ flight window will open Saturday, June 8, 2024. This will be the Company’s second 'spaceflight' this year and 12th to date.
Virgin Galactic’s spaceship will again be converted into a suborbital …
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63 years ago this week, New Hampshire's Alan Shepard became first American in space
06 May 2024 20:22 GMT
… . He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal by President … moon.>> Related: Space tourism now a reality 6 decades … .
He was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal by President … moon.
>> Related: Space tourism now a reality 6 decades …
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Boeing Starliner spacecraft set to launch first crewed mission to ISS
06 May 2024 12:54 GMT
… International Space Station with two NASA astronauts on board.
The space … the program.
Back in 2014, NASA commissioned Boeing and SpaceX to … use the Starliner to transport space tourists.
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Symposium Aims to Build Mississippi’s Future in Aerospace and Defense
05 May 2024 19:13 GMT
… rockets, missiles and satellites to space tourism companies and electronic communications hubs … and John Bailey, director of NASA’s Stennis Space Center.
“The …
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China goes after first-ever samples from far side of the moon
03 May 2024 16:59 GMT
… the moon will be Japanese
NASA promises Canadian food on historic … station to foreign astronauts and space tourists. With the ISS nearing the … the earliest. This time, though, NASA is partnering with private companies …
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In a first, China launches probe to get samples from far side of moon
03 May 2024 10:36 GMT
… station to foreign astronauts and space tourists. With the ISS nearing the … be packed with frozen water.
NASA and its partners plan to … starting in 2030, fueling what NASA Administrator Bill Nelson calls a …
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‘We’re in a new era’: the 21st-century space race takes off
03 May 2024 04:09 GMT
… out into space, symbolised by Nasa’s space shuttle programme that … headline-grabbing reasons such as space tourism but mostly for sending up … can colonise Mars. Before then, Nasa has contracted SpaceX to land …
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Boeing’s Starliner launch – delayed again – will be an important milestone for commercial spaceflight
02 May 2024 12:24 GMT
… will give NASA – and in the future, space tourists – more options … era.
Significance for NASA and commercial spaceflight
Given … Dragon can successfully transport NASA astronauts to the International … no crushing demand for space tourism right now, and Boeing …