July 2021

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - With private companies planning to expand their offerings in orbital and suborbital space tourism and more and more civilians already shooting into space, a Jesuit astronomer has said that if ever the opportunity is…

Space tourism is like a wildest dream for many. Recently, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos exploded into space on the first flight of his rocket company Blue Origin. He is now a second billionaire to pilot his own spacecraft. The Nehru Science…

International Space Station Obtains Publicly Controllable Mobile Robot "Space Avatars" From Earth, Thanks To Joint Project Between Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) And ANA Holdings' Avatarin Telepresence Start-Up . The project…

To travelJul 26, 2021 9:58 PM3 minutes to readThe Waitaki District Tourism Board got a sour taste after staff appeared in the Candy marketing campaign have been the target of online abuse.Tourism Waitaki said staff raised issues of…

Days after Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos launched successful tourist flights to space, Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) proposed a tax on private space travel.The Securing Carbon Emissions Protection Act (SPACE) would establish a new…

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Tourists eat in the Monastiraki district, as the country's tourist season officially opens, in Athens, Greece on May 15, 2021. REUTERS / Costas BaltasATHENS, July 22 (Reuters) - Greece on Thursday said all unvaccinated restaurant and…

While it may appear that Sir Richard's decision to fly on July 11 was an attempt to outdo its competition, the theft was already on the company's books, as reported in fourth quarter results.Michael Colglazier, CEO of Virgin Galactic,…

There would have been no better way to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the first moon landing than this month's series of space flights heralding a new era in space tourism. Flamboyant Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson and his crew…

By Eloise Marais for La Conversation,The business race to get tourists to space is intensifying between Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson and former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. On Sunday, July 11, Branson traveled 80 km to reach the…

The combustion of these thrusters provides the energy necessary to launch rockets into space while generating greenhouse gases and air pollutants. Large amounts of water vapor are produced by burning the BE-3 propellant, while the…

Representative Earl Blumenauer, a Democrat who represents Portland and some of its suburbs, proposed a tax on space tourists on Tuesday, the same day that Bezos, his brother Mark, and two other passengers took a brief rocket trip to the…

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced Monday that he will fly to the edge of space with his brother aboard his company's Blue Origin tourist rocket, New Shepard, on July 20.In a video uploaded to his Instagram profile, Bezos is heard that he…

Jeff Bezos is going to space today, but whether that makes him an astronaut is open to interpretation.Why is this important: Bezos and his billionaire rival Richard Branson hope to lure wealthy clients into space tourism, in part with the…

(CNN) - Billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos are ready to offer space travel. But only other billionaires - or maybe millionaires - need to apply. If you're a space enthusiast with no six-figure disposable…

Look back at Apollo as Bezos writes space history Lloyd Sowers Reports TAMPA, Florida - On July 20, 1969, man's first steps on the Moon made us wonder what our next step in space would be. “I think we all thought…

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos flew straight to the frontier of space. The billionaire - carried in a rocket built by his spaceflight company Blue Origin and accompanied by three other space tourists - joins a small but growing number of…

I care about the future; therefore, I care about the climate. I belong to the vast majority of the world's citizens who, as poll after poll shows, care about the direction the planet is heading and understand the urgency and existential…

This month, space launches grabbed the headlines with a fervor reminiscent of NASA in its heyday of Apollo 11 and the moon landing. But unlike over 50 years ago, when these historic events took place, today's stories focus on an entirely…

If you're a space enthusiast with no six-figure disposable income to spend on travel to places few tourists have gone before, you'll have to wait. Space flights that cost just four digits, or even five digits, won't be available anytime…

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, cities that typically received thousands of tourists a day got a taste of life without mass tourism - and some of them don't want all of those people coming back.A gradual post-pandemic reopening…

Richard Branson's trip to space this month aboard a Virgin Galactic spacecraft was set to be a triumphant return after years of waiting. Instead, the trip has drawn widespread criticism for its carbon footprint. (Photo: Image seen from…

After years of waiting, Richard Branson's trip to space this month on a Virgin Galactic craft was meant to be a triumphant return. Instead, the ride drew heavy criticism - about its carbon footprint. With Jeff Bezos due…

Richard Branson's extravagant space getaway on Sunday marked the dawn of a new space age - for the few who can afford it. Jeff Bezos is set to leave for a similar excursion next Tuesday when he soars into space with three other people…

Fifty-two years ago this Tuesday, our often hectic world came together…

July 15 (Reuters) - An 18-year-old physics student whose father runs an investment management firm is expected to step into the shoes of someone who put up $ 28 million in an auction to participate in the theft Inaugural Space Tourism for…

July 15, 2021"IT WILL humiliation. It will be spiritual. This is how Virgin Galactic wowed customers with the prospect of a moment in space in 2004. In five years, the space tourism company said, it would take a total of more than 3,000…

People visit the Parthenon temple on top of Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece on June 8, 2021. Photo taken on June 8, 2021. REUTERS / Alkis Konstantinidis / File PhotoATHENS, July 15 (Reuters) - Unvaccinated workers at restaurants and…

Yesterday Mr Branson took 90 minutes of his busy schedule to get to space for a quick float (enter to get your own trip here) and, although this is a small step for Sir Richard, it is a giant leap for the future of mankind as we are now a!-->…

Bezos actually founded Blue Origin in 2000, but his Amazon activities have rather overshadowed his extraterrestrial ambitions so far). Branson, meanwhile, created Virgin Galactic in 2004, but the past 17 years have been defined more by…

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated.Zoe Thomas: This is your technical briefing for Friday July 9th. I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal. Reaching…

Published on: 07/09/2021 - 08:23 Amid the uncertainties surrounding the evolution of Covid-19 and border restrictions,…

Exclusive survey by @CVLibrary reveals nearly 60% of travel & tourism staff won't consider returning to industry as UK awaits update on travel restrictions With an announcement from Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, immanent, an…

Bezos, Branson and Musk have invested billions of dollars in their space startups, each promising to transport paying customers to space Three billionaire entrepreneurs - Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson - each compete to…