space tourism
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A Parachute Failed to Deploy During Jeff Bezos’ Space Tourism Comeback Mission
Only two of its three parachutes on the New Shepard shuttle were fully inflated.
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That Michelin Star Meal in Space Is a Lie
Space tourism has unlocked a new brand of luxury travel, one which promises expensive meals and designer flight suits with views of Earth’s curvature as a backdrop. A Florida-based startup is offering six passengers the chance to ride on board its balloon-propelled capsule while chowing down on what it claims to be the first Michelin-starred…
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Blue Origin Rebounds With New Shepard’s Successful Launch After Previous Mission Failure
The NS-24 mission carried 33 payloads to suborbital heights during an uncrewed flight on Monday.
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What to Expect from Virgin Galactic’s Upgraded Spaceplane
After a few short trips to the edge of space, Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceplane is set for retirement, making room for a worthy successor. The company’s Delta class vehicle is gearing up for its debut in 2025, promising to bring in some profit with weekly suborbital flights. Richard Branson’s space venture launched its commercial…