September 2021

"Lots to do on Earth", Bill Gates on space tourism Written by…

Blue Origin announced on Monday that its next manned space flight will take place on October 12, revealing two of the four astronauts, including the third Australian to have ever flown in space.The company founded by Jeff Bezos will bring…

The Halifax County Department of Tourism announced Friday that Ben Owen has joined the staff as a marketing…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday denounced the "glaring inequalities" in wealth exposed by the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting in particular recent developments in the space tourism industry.By…

The SpaceX Tesla roadster launched from the Falcon Heavy rocket with a dummy pilot named "Starman" ... on the way to Mars | Photo by SpaceX via Getty Images Getty Images Humanity is finally going where no…

What's new? (September 12-18)Civilians in spaceOn Wednesday, a SpaceX rocket carrying four Americans took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orbital spaceflight was the first to carry only passengers who were not professional…

Space tourists are back.On Saturday night, the private astronauts prepared as their spacecraft passed through Earth's atmosphere, deployed parachutes, and then drifted off the coast of Florida. When the capsule hit the waves, they may…

One of the reasons for the successful launch of four civilians into orbit in The inspiration of SpaceX 4 The mission is an important step, because it marks an important moment in the transfer of manned spaceflight to the private sector.…

Majd Mayyasi (GRS'09, '13), a Principal Investigator at the BU Center for Space Physics, discusses the future of civilian space travel and its impact on the study of space with BU today editor-in-chief Doug Most. She is…

A few minutes of weightlessness, or a few days. A little jump above Earth's atmosphere, or a round trip to the Moon ... the age of space tourism is upon us, and - for those who can afford - it comes with plenty of options. .This year has…

Four people - none of them trained astronauts - are expected to launch into orbit aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule on September 15, 2021. Credit: NASA Johnson On September 15, 2021, the next batch of space tourists are expected to take off…

SpaceX's first purely civilian mission, Inspiration4, has passed its readiness exam, with flight ready to begin within the next two weeks. With the review complete, the rocket, ground systems and crew are now ready for launch on…

Last July we saw Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos take off in a giant leap for the space tourism industry, but their launches to the edge of space weren't particularly well timed. Amid a global pandemic and climate emergency, two…