Space Perspective shows off test version of tourist-carrying space capsule

When someone says they’re planning on using a balloon to take tourists to the edge of outer space, you may wonder if they’ll ever get past the conceptual stage. Space Perspective has gotten past it, though, by building a physical test model of its Nept… Continue reading Space Perspective shows off test version of tourist-carrying space capsule

Virgin Galactic blasts into commercial service with Galactic 01 flight

After years of setbacks, Virgin Galactic has completed its first commercial flight that saw it carry 13 research payloads and three passengers from the Italian Air Force and National Research Council of Italy to the edge of space.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Virgin Galactic blasts into commercial service with Galactic 01 flight

Startup Vast plans first commercial space station for launch in 2025

Space startup Vast has announced that it intends to launch what it calls the world’s first commercial space station, Haven-1, sometime after August 2025 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as the first element of a 100-m (330 ft) rotating station.Continue Re… Continue reading Startup Vast plans first commercial space station for launch in 2025

Blue Origin and Sierra Space to build commercial “business park in space”

Blue Origin and Sierra Space have revealed plans to place a commercially developed, owned, launched, and operated open-system architecture space station called Orbital Reef into low-Earth orbit between 2025 and 2030.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Sci… Continue reading Blue Origin and Sierra Space to build commercial “business park in space”

Lockheed Martin plans to build Starlab commercial space station by 2027

Lockheed Martin, Nanoracks, and Voyager Space have entered into a partnership to launch a permanently crewed commercial space station by 2027. Called Starlab, the semi-inflatable platform will be available to the US government and private industry.Cont… Continue reading Lockheed Martin plans to build Starlab commercial space station by 2027

90-year-old William Shatner becomes the oldest person to travel to space

Blue Origin has successfully completed its second human flight using its New Shepard launch vehicle, with the crew capsule safely touching down in the Texas desert on Wednesday afternoon local time. The RSS First Step mission sees another four astronau… Continue reading 90-year-old William Shatner becomes the oldest person to travel to space

Brain damage biomarkers detected in cosmonauts after long space jaunts

Striking new research investigating blood samples taken from Russian cosmonauts before and after long stints on the International Space Station (ISS) has revealed significant elevations of several biomarkers that could indicate brain damage. The study … Continue reading Brain damage biomarkers detected in cosmonauts after long space jaunts