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• International Space Station changes orbit awaiting tourist: report

  The orbital path of the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully adjusted Saturday to accommodate the landing of the world's sixth space tourist in eight days time, Interfax reported citing Russian space programme officials. <a href="http://physorg.tradepub.com/?pt=cat&page=_INTL"> Read More...
  Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 5:58 PM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space tourism, space station, ISS

• Microsoft Millionaire Buys 2nd Trip to Space Station

  Microsoft millionaire Charles Simonyi will be returning to the International Space Station in the spring of 2009 after two years on terra firma. The news, announced this morning by Space Adventures, will make Simonyi the first private space explorer to Read More...
  Posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 4:47 PM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space tourism, space station, space travel

• SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1 Rocket Into Orbit

  After three consecutive failures, a private spaceflight firm's Falcon 1 rocket successfully blasted into space late Sunday to become the first privately built booster to reach orbit. The two-stage Falcon 1 rocket built by Space Exploration Technologies Read More...
  Posted Sunday, September 28, 2008 2:30 PM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space tourism, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Space Exploration Technologies

• Neglecting safety could nip space tourism in the bud

  SPACE tourism operators need to get real about the extraordinary risks they face, the US Federal Aviation Administration warned last week. George Nield, head of the FAA unit that regulates commercial human space flight safety, said many civil companies Read More...
  Posted Friday, July 25, 2008 12:56 AM by Editor / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space tourism, FAA

• New Mexico voters weigh building world's first spaceport

  New Mexico hopes to break ground soon on the world's first commercial spaceport, which state elders envision as a 21st-century departure point for thousands of paying space tourists. ... Read more
  Posted Tuesday, March 27, 2007 12:19 AM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space tourism, New Mexico

• NASA And Virgin Galactic To Explore Future Cooperation

  NASA officials announced they have signed an agreement with a U.S. company, Virgin Galactic, to explore collaborations on development of future space systems and support to commercial human spaceflight activities. These areas of research will inc... Read more
  Posted Wednesday, February 21, 2007 10:24 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space exploration, Space tourism, NASA, Virgin Galactic

• Space tourism on China's agenda?

  China may one day offer trips into space for tourists. It plans to launch more rockets, explore the moon and even help farmers by using satellite transmissions. ... Read more
  Posted Thursday, October 12, 2006 8:09 PM from KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News / 0 Comments

  Tags: Space tourism, China