03 August 2015
From SpaceX to SolarCity: how space sector innovation affects sustainability on Earth
... thought of as stable, even staid, can be disrupted. Space sector innovation doesn’t just affect Earth in terms of new ...Earth can handle the introduction of a concept such as space tourism – something that seemed completely radical not very long ago...
07 June 2021
Bezos to join auction winner on first crewed New Shepard flight
..., as its main rival, Virgin Galactic, does not expect to fly private customers until 2022. “When it comes to space tourism, no one has done it as carefully and rigorously as Blue Origin,” said Thomas Markusic, chief executive of Firefly Aerospace...
30 May 2023
Virgin Orbit cuts its losses and ceases operations
... satellite launch company was formed as part of space tourism business Virgin Galactic, which transported Branson into sub....” Daniel Smith, CEO of the Edinburgh-based strategic space marketing firm AstroAgency, says Virgin Orbit's proactive support ...
June 2015
Re-usable rockets: a new breakthrough for suborbital research
...benefits of balloon flights will foster many new REM applications in space, and we are proud to already be involved in demonstrating ...applications exist… Second, we and our partner Paragon Space Development Systems have recently been awarded a NASA ...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
...these launchers are based on earlier initiatives into space tourism, and in others they are specifically targeted at...to serve orbital launches. Caveat for developers While the space transportation industry prepares to serve the small spacecraft market...
19 July 2021
Blue Origin ready for first crewed New Shepard launch 20 July
... Glenn – who was 77 when he flew into space as part of the space shuttle mission STS-95 to study how microgravity affects aging... available. Daeman’s flight will mark the start of paid space-tourism flights for Blue Origin and has plans to loft more ...
