26 March 2018
Traveler program gets a boost with NanoRacks
... announcing a partnership with NanoRacks LLC, to focus on the development of the company’s Near Space Traveler program outside of China. The Traveler is a 2.5 metre cabin attached to a giant helium-filled balloon which is around 40 metres in diameter...
21 December 2017
How overpopulation changes the perception of value
...the treatment of human life across the planet could change as space travel becomes more common. It is normal to value what is rare... When once the planet seemed impossibly huge, in the space travel age it will feel small in comparison. This could ...
August 2016
The promise of space tourism
... of spaceflight If you are alive today, you have a very real opportunity of travelling to space before you die. But whether you personally fly to space or not, private space travel will have a tremendous effect on all our lives. We are entering a new...
October 2015
From NEOs to real action: testing asteroid impact scenarios
...for. Just as air travel still poses a degree of apprehension for some people, so space travel may provide emotional and...response. Only by working together will the global space and disaster management communities persuade governments and supra-...
September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
... by passion and enthusiasm. “We are driven by a mission to eliminate barriers to hypersonic flight and turn affordable space travel into a reality”, he says. “The company’s fundamental goal is to push the boundaries of sustainable hypersonic flight...
13 April 2018
Air breathing rocket gets significant funding boost
... UK-based company. As Reaction Engines unlocks advanced propulsion that could change the future of air and space travel, we expect to leverage their revolutionary technology to support Boeing’s pursuit of hypersonic flight,” says Steve Nordlund, Vice...
