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Latest about space tourism
Next Blue Origin space tourism flight will launch 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli
Blue Origin has announced the six crewmembers for NS-28, its next suborbital space tourism mission. Among them are 'Space Gal' Emily Calandrelli and two repeat customers.
Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn't mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that
How can space agencies and “space tourism” companies make spaceflight more inclusive for disabled astronauts?
Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching space tourists in 2027
Chinese company Deep Blue Aerospace plans to start launching customers to suborbital space and back in 2027, for a price of about $210,000 per seat.
Mini '2001' monoliths fly into space on first flight of Blue Origin's 2nd crew ship
A number of black slabs modeled after the monoliths in "2001: A Space Odyssey" have made the trip into space and back on the first flight of Blue Origin's second human-rated launch vehicle.
Blue Origin launches 2nd human-rated New Shepard rocket, nails landing (video)
Blue Origin launched its second human-rated New Shepard vehicle on an uncrewed flight Wednesday morning (Oct. 23) and nailed the landing of both crew capsule and rocket.
Richard Branson will co-pilot Space Perspective's 1st crewed balloon flight to edge of Earth's atmosphere
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will serve as co-pilot on tourism company Space Perspective's first crewed balloon flight, expected to occur in 2025.
US needs 'space rescue service' to help astronauts in distress, experts say
The lessons of Apollo, Skylab and the space shuttle appear to have been forgotten: The US needs a plan for how to deal with human spaceflight emergencies, experts say.
Lucky ticket to space: How a Tennessee cardiologist made it to the final frontier
Eiman Jahangir narrowly missed out on being a NASA astronaut — twice. But he made it to space anyway, thanks to persistence and some luck.
