15 April 2020
Successful test clears the way for Virgin Orbit's first-ever launch
...Branson, Virgin Orbit is a branch of the billionaire’s Virgin Group of companies, which also includes the Virgin Galactic space tourism firm. Its main focus is the deployment of satellites. Unlike ‘traditional’ rockets which blast off vertically from...
25 March 2016
Airbus Spaceplane May Be the Future of Space Tourism
..., then a subsidiary of EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) began developing the vehicle. Development slowed down in... known as Astrium being included in the Airbus Defence and Space division. In June 2014, Airbus tested a quarter-scale...
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 ...
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...
