Space Tourism: The Latest News, Features and Photos

Virgin Galactic customer Joanne Le Bon got a taste of weightlessness aboard a ZERO-G flight in September 2013.
Virgin Galactic customer Joanne Le Bon got a taste of weightlessness aboard a ZERO-G flight in September 2013. (Image credit: Steve Boxall)

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Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital rocket and space capsule during a test flight.

Blue Origin's all-female crew space launch: Live updates

By Josh Dinner last updated

Blue Origin's next space tourist mission hasn't yet been announced yet. Here are live updates of what we know.

Human Spaceflight
Katy Perry attends the 11th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 5, 2025 in Santa Monica, California.

Blue Origin’s all-female space flight urges women to shoot for the stars — but astronaut memoirs reveal the cost of being exceptional

By Jasleen Chana published

For the first time since Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo flight in 1963, a spacecraft will fly with only women aboard. Blue Origin’s all-female crew includes pop star Katy Perry.

Private Spaceflight
The six women who will fly on Blue Origin's all-female NS-31 crew: Aisha Bowe, Kerianna Flynn, Gayle King, Amanda Nguyen, Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez.

Meet the crew for Blue Origin's upcoming all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry

By Julian Dossett published

The crew of Blue Origin's NS-31 mission, which is scheduled to launch on April 14, includes a former NASA rocket scientist, television personalities, authors — and Katy Perry.

Private Spaceflight
a rocket-shaped patch featuring a rocket logo between six silhouettes and the label "NS 31"

Blue Origin faces backlash ahead of historic all-female spaceflight with Katy Perry

By Samantha Mathewson published

Blue Origin is receiving some backlash ahead of its upcoming all-female spaceflight, with actress Olivia Munn criticizing the venture as "gluttonous."

Private Spaceflight
the top of a round window caps a white space capsule over the snowy background of Earth below.

Watch chilling 1st views of Earth's poles seen by SpaceX Fram2 astronauts (video)

By Josh Dinner published

The first images of Earth's poles from the Fram2 Crew Dragon have been uploaded from the orbiting spacecraft, and the views are breathtaking.

Human Spaceflight
SpaceX launches the Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles on March 31, 2025.

SpaceX launches private Fram2 astronauts on historic spaceflight over Earth's poles

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX launched the Fram2 astronaut mission today (March 31), the first-ever crewed spaceflight to orbit Earth over its poles.

Launches & Spacecraft
The Arctic is captured in this 2010 visualization using data from NASA’s Aqua satellite.

SpaceX's private Fram2 launch over Earth's poles will send astronauts where no one has gone before

By Andrew Jones published

SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission is set to launch toward a polar orbit on March 31, which will be a first for human spaceflight. Why has this never been done before?

Missions
The Fram2 mission's SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Watch SpaceX launch historic Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX plans to launch the Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight (March 31), and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
SpaceX rolls out the Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles. Photo posted on X on March 29, 2025.

SpaceX rolls out rocket for historic Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX has rolled out the rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will launch the Fram2 astronaut mission on Monday night (March 31).

Missions
SpaceX’s Fram2 astronauts will attempt to grow mushrooms in microgravity for the first time, as part of an experiment called Mission MushVroom. The project is led by space nutritionist and FOODiQ Global CEO Flávia Fayet-Moore, seen here.

SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles will be the 1st to grow mushrooms in space

By Samantha Mathewson published

SpaceX's upcoming Fram2 astronaut mission will attempt to grow mushrooms in microgravity for the first time, as part of an experiment called Mission MushVroom.

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