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SPACE TOURISM is human space travel for recreational purposes. There are several different types of space tourism, including orbital, suborbital and lunar space tourism. To date, orbital space tourism has been performed only by Roscosmos. Work also continues towards developing suborbital space tourism vehicles. This is being done by aerospace companies like Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic. In addition, SpaceX (an aerospace manufacturer) announced in 2018 that they are planning on sending space tourists, including Yusaku Maezawa, on a free-return trajectory around the Moon on the Starship.

During the period from 2001 to 2009, seven space tourists made eight space flights aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station, brokered by Space Adventures in conjunction with Roscosmos and RSC Energia. The publicized price was in the range of US$20-25 million per trip. Some space tourists have signed contracts with third parties to conduct certain research activities while in orbit. By 2007, space tourism was thought to be one of the earliest markets that would emerge for commercial spaceflight. Space Adventures is the only company that has sent paying passengers to space.

Russia halted orbital space tourism in 2010 due to the increase in the International Space Station crew size, using the seats for expedition crews that would previously have been sold to paying spaceflight participants. Orbital tourist flights were set to resume in 2015 but the one planned was postponed indefinitely and none have occurred since 2009.

On June 7, 2019, NASA announced that starting in 2020, the organization aims to start allowing private astronauts to go on the International Space Station, with the use of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Boeing Starliner spacecraft for public astronauts, which is planned to be priced at US$35,000 per day for one astronaut, and an estimated US$50 million for the ride there and back.

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• 1 to 2 Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth each day - "There are more than 8,000 Starlink satellites overhead at this moment. Currently, there are 1 to 2 Starlink satellites falling back to Earth each day. Soon there will be more. Satellites give us enormous benefits that are also multiplying. But are we doing enough to protect our delicate future in near-Earth space?"
• 4 astronauts will soon take an unprecedented path to the moon. But why aren’t they landing? - "The 10-day mission, called Artemis II, will lift off as soon as February 6, taking NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch as well as the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen to the vicinity of the moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972."
• 5 Countries to Land on the Moon & When They Did It - "Only five countries have achieved a successful soft landing on the Moon since 1966. The U.S. remains the only nation to land astronauts on the lunar surface. Several countries have reached lunar orbit or attempted landings, but only a handful have completed controlled touchdowns."
• 6 Space Stories To Watch in 2026 - "Pandora planet hunter, Jan. 5 - Gaganyaan-1 crew capsule, Early Jan. - Artemis II moon mission, Feb. 5 - Haven-1 space station module, May - Boeing Starliner, April - Griffin-1 lunar lander and rover, July."
• 18-year-old to go to space with Jeff Bezos after $28M auction winner backs out - "Blue Origin said in a press release that the person, who asked to remain anonymous for the time being, had to bow out because of 'scheduling conflicts.' The winner will instead take a spot on a future mission. Flying in their place - alongside Bezos, his brother Mark Bezos, and Wally Funk, an 82-year-old pilot and one of the 'Mercury 13' women - will be an 18-year old recent high school graduate named Oliver Daemen."
• 25 years of the ISS in 25 numbers - "All you need to know about the International Space Station's 25 years in orbit. The International Space Station (ISS) is humanity's most expensive object and has been in orbit for 25 years. Read its fascinating history, told in 25 numbers."
• 82-year-old woman is going to space with Jeff Bezos - "After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk - who trained for NASA's Mercury program but was denied the opportunity to go to space - is finally getting her time amongst the stars. She's been selected by the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, to accompany him, his brother, and an as-yet unknown auction winner on a suborbital trip on July 20th."
• 2021, billionaires headed to the stars - "Unfortunately, they all came back 30 minutes later."
• A beginner's guide to space tourism - "What to expect when you're expecting to go into orbit."
• A space travel revolution is upon us. But who can afford it? - "Is the future of space travel just for super rich people?"
• A watch made for out-of-this-world exploration - "Our Earthly concept of time looks very different in space. For astronauts on board a space station orbiting our planet roughly every 90 minutes, there are multiple sunrises and sunsets within 24 hours. What watch then, should an astronaut wear? One Swiss maker has a new solution. Luxury brand IWC Schaffhausen’s latest watch - the Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive - is its first specifically designed and engineered for timekeeping in space."
• Affordable space tourism 'in 10 years', predicts NASA astronaut - The Telegraph.
• Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor - "Early adopters of Amazon Leo should temper expectations. Amazon Leo has just 396 satellites in orbit, compared to Starlink's bumpy 'better than nothing' beta which launched with about 900."
• Apollo v Artemis: How the Earth changed in 58 years - "After the Apollo 8 crew captured the iconic Earthrise photo in 1968, Artemis astronauts have recreated the image, revealing changes to our fragile blue planet."
• Artemis II: Inside the Moon mission to fly humans further than ever - "For the first time in more than 50 years, humanity is returning to the Moon - travelling further from Earth than anyone has ever been before."
• 5 takeaways from NASA’s biggest test in decades - "After months of anticipation, the monumental 10-day Artemis II mission, which sent four astronauts on a record-breaking flyby of the moon, has concluded. It’s a 'mission well accomplished,' said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman just after splashdown."
• Artemis II astronauts will see parts of the moon no human has before. Here’s how - "The highly anticipated lunar flyby of the Artemis II mission will take four astronauts on a pioneering survey of the moon Monday, including the rarely glimpsed lunar far side, which always faces away from Earth."
• Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before - "One of the crew say they have seen 'sights that no human has ever seen' after travelling beyond the far side of the Moon."
• Artemis II leaves Earth's orbit on track for far side of the Moon - "Artemis II is now on a looping path that will carry the crew around the far side of the Moon and back again. It is the first time since 1972 that humans have travelled outside of the Earth's orbit."
• Artemis II mission was a triumph. Now comes the hard part - "The mission was almost flawless but there are considerable obstacles ahead before a Moon landing."
• Artemis crew returning to Earth with 'all the good stuff' from Moon discoveries - "The four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft have completed their mission around the Moon and are expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego on around 20:00 Friday US EST (00:00 GMT)."
• Artemis's stunning Moon pictures - science or holiday photos? - "Nasa is releasing a steady stream of stunning pictures of the Moon and Earth taken by the astronauts on its Artemis II Moon mission. Is there unique scientific value in these images, or are these simply the equivalent of holiday photos?"
• Cost of Helium-3: Earth Sources vs. the Moon - "Earth-based sources of Helium-3 are currently far easier and cheaper to access than surface of the moon and its lunar regolith. Lunar He-3 may offer larger theoretical scale, but mining, extraction, and return logistics remain major barriers."
• Hello, World: Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth - "Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they pass the halfway point between the Earth and the Moon. The first image, called Hello, World, shows the vast expanse of blue that is the Atlantic Ocean, framed by a glow of the atmosphere as the Earth eclipses the Sun and green auroras at either pole."
• How the Artemis crew will splash down on Earth - "The four astronauts on board the Orion spacecraft have completed their mission around the Moon and are expected to splash down off the coast of San Diego at 20:07 eastern US time on Friday (01:07 BST on Saturday). The splashdown sequence, beginning with the separation of the European Service Module, takes roughly 42 minutes to complete. The re-entry and subsequent splashdown are considered the most dangerous part of the Artemis II mission, with the Orion capsule enduring temperatures of nearly 2,760C - about half as hot as the Sun."
• In pictures: The historic Artemis II moon mission - "More than half a century after the final Apollo lunar mission, four astronauts are traveling to the vicinity of the moon once again. The Artemis program’s overarching goal is to hash out how humans can permanently live and work on the lunar surface."
• 'Perfect bullseye splashdown!' See the moment Orion makes contact with Pacific Ocean - "The Orion spacecraft just made contact with the Pacific Ocean as the parachutes fluttered down to a restful water landing. NASA officials and the astronauts themselves have said that this is the moment that would bring them a deep sigh of relief."
• Spacecraft's splashdown was like diving off a skyscraper backwards, Artemis astronaut says - "Artemis II crew talk about their Moon mission."
• The personal items the Artemis II crew are taking to the Moon - "Who are the Artemis II astronauts heading to the Moon?"
• The Significance of The Artemis II Moon Photos - "From Earthset to a solar eclipse, the crew of Artemis II just captured a series of dazzling images of the Earth and moon."
• What the Artemis II crew shared in first remarks after return to Earth - "The astronauts arrived Saturday at Ellington Field at Johnson Space Center in Houston to cheers, a standing ovation and hugs from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman."
• Where no human eyes have gone before: How the Artemis Moon missions will set new records - "Artemis II will take a team of four astronauts further from Earth than any other human has in history when it orbits around the far side of the Moon. But how else will the Artemis missions make history?"
• Ashton Kutcher was set to fly into space. Mila Kunis talked him out of it - "Ashton Kutcher says he sold his ticket on a Virgin Galactic flight into space because his wife, Mila Kunis, persuaded him that it wasn't a 'smart family decision.'"
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• Astronauts greeted after returning from an unexpected nine-month stay in space - "NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are greeted after their return capsule was retrieved. The two astronauts spent more than nine months aboard the International Space Station after their weeklong mission was extended due to issues with their original spacecraft."
• back to Earth: Say goodbye to blurry eyes, puffy faces, ‘chicken legs’ & a little extra height - "Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are expected to return to Earth on Tuesday after nearly nine months in space. Scientists are still figuring out the long-term health effects of spending a lot of time in space, but decades of data show that astronauts undergo physical changes after even a brief period. Most of those changes will reverse themselves shortly after they return to Earth."
• Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink - "Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch more than 5,400 satellites to create a new communications network. Named TeraWave, it will offer continuous internet access around the world, with the ability to move large amounts of data much more quickly than rival services."
• Bezos's Blue Origin 'really close' to flying humans - "Space travel company, which plans to take six people on a sub-orbital flight, completes its 14th mission."
• Blue Ghost lunar lander is documenting its journey to the moon. The views are breathtaking - "The Blue Ghost lunar lander has captured its first images of the moon from the spacecraft’s orbit around Earth, the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace announced this week."
• Blue Origin announces that Jeff Bezos & his brother Mark will join the auction winner on New Shepard’s first human flight on July 20th - "Auction bidding is already at $2.8 million with nearly 6,000 participants from 143 countries."
• Blue Origin launches star-studded crew on space tourism rocket - "The flight soared well above the Kármán line, a point at 100 kilometers (62 miles) that is often used to define the altitude at which air space ends and outer space begins."
• Blue Origin says when it will sell tickets to space, may challenge SpaceX - Business Insider.
• Boeing's Starliner successfully docks with the ISS despite issues - "This critical flight test will determine whether the capsule is ready to ferry astronauts to orbit."
• Breathtaking views of space from an astronaut’s perspective - "An astronaut’s awe-inspiring views from life in space."
• Champagne in space: High-tech bottle gets test flight - "Future space tourists may be sipping champagne in orbit if a uniquely designed twin-chambered bottle with 'egg cup' glasses proves a success."
• ‘China’s Cape Canaveral’ is booming, fueled by moon mission & space program - "Hainan, a Chinese island that’s geographically closer to Hanoi than Beijing, is known as the Hawaii of China due to its sandy beaches and temperate weather. But there’s another reason tourists from around China are flocking to Hainan these days: space."
• Cost of Helium-3: Earth Sources vs. the Moon - "Earth-based sources of Helium-3 are currently far easier and cheaper to access than surface of the moon and its lunar regolith. Lunar He-3 may offer larger theoretical scale, but mining, extraction, and return logistics remain major barriers."
• Design revealed for space toilet with a view - "A restroom with an out-of-this-world view could be the surprise highlight for travelers adventuring with space tourism start-up Space Perspective. The Florida-based company plans to take travelers some 100,000 feet to the edge of space via a pressurized capsule suspended from a high-tech balloon."
• Elon Musk Beats Jeff Bezos To U.S. Air Force Contract As Billionaire Space Race Blasts Off - "Elon Musk’s SpaceX has scored an early win in the billionaire race to space after the U.S. Air Force announced his Falcon rockets as one of two winners of a multibillion-dollar competition to replace Russian rocket technology."
• Elon Musk booked a trip to space with Virgin Galactic - "Musk and Branson aren't the bitter rivals you might expect."
• Elon Musk posts gloating message to Jeff Bezos as SpaceX beats Blue Origin in Nasa Moon case - "Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company has lost a lawsuit against Nasa over a multi-billion dollar contract awarded to SpaceX, prompting Elon Musk to celebrate by posting a meme aimed at his billionaire rival."
• Elon Musk's antics may finally be catching up to him - "It seems the Elon Musk mystique - whatever combination of wealth, carefully cultivated charm and A-plus lawyers that have helped him emerge unscathed from countless scandals - is starting to unravel. Here's the deal: Federal regulators just announced that Musk's private space tourism company, SpaceX, will no longer receive nearly $900 million in subsidies that it was awarded last year because the company 'failed to demonstrate that [it] could deliver' the internet service it promised."
• Elon Musk’s First Astronaut Launch Is One Giant Leap For Space Capitalism - "SpaceX will send a NASA crew into orbit this week, marking a major milestone in the mission of entrepreneurs to reclaim the galaxy from big government."
• Elon Musk’s SpaceX Reveals Its Finances for the First Time - "Mr. Musk’s rocket and satellite maker disclosed its financial performance as it prepares to go public in what is set to be one of the largest offerings to date. SpaceX's revenue soared to $18.7 billion in 2025, up 33% from a year earlier, but the company also lost more than $4.9 billion last year."
• Elon Musk's SpaceX set to go public in $1 trillion share listing - "The value of SpaceX once it goes public is expected to surpass $1tn . That would make its eventual stock market debut one of the most financially significant in history. Musk's own holding in SpaceX would put the billionaire on track to become the world's first trillionaire."
• Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch first astronauts from US soil since 2011 - "Falcon 9 rocket to make history as billionaire seeks to commercialise space travel."
• Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans - "The fireball that lit up the sky over Florida's Kennedy Space Centre last night has put a big question mark over whether Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin can deliver on a string of commitments to Nasa in its efforts to send astronauts to the lunar surface and build a Moon base."
• First space tourist: 'It was the greatest moment of my life' - "On April 30, 2001, US millionaire Dennis Tito arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) via a Russian Soyuz rocket, becoming the world's first space tourist."
• Here are just some of Richard Branson's near-death experiences ahead of his first space flight - "Richard Branson, the billionaire entrepreneur who is set to take a test flight on his Virgin Galactic spaceship to the edge of outer space on Sunday, has rarely been one to shy away from risky activities, and because of that he's narrowly avoided being killed numerous times in his nearly 71 years."
• Historic moments in space exploration, In pictures - "Humanity’s quest to touch the stars began nearly 70 years ago when the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, was launched into space by the Soviet Union in October 1957. The first astronauts followed a few years later, circling the Earth and witnessing its bright beauty amid the void of the cosmos. In 1969, astronauts from NASA’s Apollo 11 mission left boot prints on the surface of the moon."
• how billionaires are using celebrities as PR for their space projects - "Critics see the ‘awful business’ of private space tourism as having little technological or exploration value."
• How did Nasa's Suni & Butch fill nine months in space? - "Voting, enjoying Christmas dinner and keeping fit in zero gravity - that's just some of what has kept Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams busy during their prolonged stay on the International Space Station (ISS). So what has life been like for the Nasa astronauts orbiting 250 miles (400km) above us, and how have they passed the time?"
• How space researchers knew that 90-year-old William Shatner didn't have to worry about his age - "William Shatner, the 90-year-old actor of 'Star Trek' fame, endured a 10-minute, rocket-powered ride to the edge of space, which put his body through crushing g-forces that his fellow passengers described as face-bending - only to step out of the vehicle and immediately begin waxing poetic about the experience and dodging a champagne shower. In that moment, at least one thing became certain: Yes, a nonagenarian can be an astronaut."
• How to evacuate a doomed space station - quickly - "ISS SOS: The plan to leave a doomed space station - quickly. Astronauts orbiting the Earth are drilled to deal with the worst possible scenarios. That includes having to leave a doomed space station - quickly."
• How to watch Jeff Bezos go to space - "The excursion, which will last about 11 minutes from takeoff to landing, will kick off from Blue Origin's facilities at an extremely remote plot of land near Van Horn, Texas, which is about two hours from El Paso, on Tuesday July 20 at 8 a.m. CT or 9 a.m. ET, weather permitting."
• How to watch space launches as they happen - "Track the future."
• Humanity's Expansion Into Space, Visualized - "Commercial firms have become the leaders in exploring space by conducting 70% of global spacecraft launches in 2024. Launch costs have fallen dramatically and may decline another 95%, making exploring space more accessible than ever. The space economy is projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2032."
• Humans are going back to the moon. Extra limbs could help them live & work there - "‘SuperLimbs’ could help astronauts recover from falls. Humans haven’t traveled to the moon since NASA’s Apollo program ended in 1972, but the Artemis program will soon return humans to the lunar surface, with the first crewed landing currently slated for 2026."
• Humans landed on the moon when we used rotary phones. Here’s why it’s been so hard to get back - "For the first time since the 1970's, NASA is sending a crew to the moon, but the astronauts won't set foot on the surface. Here's why the landing will have to wait: 3 reasons NASA can't yet land humans on the moon again."
• Inside the space hotel scheduled to open in 2025 - "Waking up in a chic hotel room with a view of the solar system could be the future of travel, at least if space company Orbital Assembly has anything to say about it."
• Inspiration4: All-amateur space crew enjoy views of Earth - "The first pictures have been released showing the Inspiration4 crew high above the Earth."
• International Space Station Is Turning 25. Was it Worth it? - "Two and a half decades of construction and maintenance may have cost a quarter of a trillion dollars."
• Jeff Bezos & Sir Richard Branson not yet astronauts, US says - "In a move that pours cold water on the dreams of a few billionaire space explorers, the US has tightened its definition of the word 'astronaut'."
• Jeff Bezos blasts into commercial space race with rocket launch - "Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's space company has blasted its first rocket into orbit in a bid to challenge the dominance of Elon Musk's SpaceX. The New Glenn rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 02:02 local time (07:02 GMT)."
• Jeff Bezos is flying to space. Here's everything you need to know - "Jeff Bezos, the richest man on the planet, is preparing for a rocket-powered, 11-minute 2,300-mph excursion to the edge of space, capping off a month filled with rocket news and a bit of drama among the world's richest people who are dedicating large portions of their wealth to rocket development."
• Jeff Bezos is going to space for 11 minutes. Here's how risky that is - "Jeff Bezos can have anything. He could circle the globe in a private jet or sail it forever in a fleet of megayachts. He could afford to buy a the whole NFL; he could buy an archipelago for his family and friends; he could buy over 65,000 Bugatti Chirons (base price $2.9 million), even though only 500 are being built. As the world's richest person, the possibilities are endless. But Bezos appears ready to risk it all for an 11-minute ride to space."
• Jeff Bezos is going to space on first crewed flight of rocket - "Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin. The flight is scheduled for July 20th, just 15 days after he is set to resign as CEO of Amazon."
• Jeff Bezos sets date for space sightseeing flight - "The US entrepreneur's Blue Origin company says it will launch a crew aboard its New Shepard rocket and capsule system on 20 July."
• Jeff Bezos swung by space and has some thoughts - "Breaking news: A billionaire says the planet is beautiful."
• Jeff Bezos unveils Moon lander concept - "Amazon entrepreneur Jeff Bezos has unveiled a mock-up of a new lunar lander spacecraft that aims to take equipment and humans to the Moon by 2024."
• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to build a tourism space station nearly as big as the ISS - "Blue Origin, the rocket and space tourism company founded by Jeff Bezos, is proposing a massive new commercial space station called 'Orbital Reef' that could be used to host science experiments, vacation getaways, and potentially even in-space manufacturing."
• KÁrmÁn line - the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), an international standard-setting and record-keeping body for aeronautics and astronautics, defines the Kármán line as the altitude of 100 kilometres (54 nautical miles; 62 miles; 330,000 feet) above Earth's mean sea level.
• Kessler Syndrome: With space junk clouding Earth’s orbit, are we barreling toward ‘Kessler Syndrome’? - "What is ‘Kessler Syndrome’ - and why do some scientists think the space disaster scenario has already started? Since the dawn of spaceflight in 1957, there have been more than 650 'break-ups, explosions, collisions, or anomalous events resulting in fragmentation,' according to the European Space Agency."
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• MOJAVE AIR AND SPACE PORT | IATA: MHV | ICAO: KMHV - also known as the Civilian Aerospace Test Center. Located in Mojave, California, at an elevation of 2,791 feet (851 m). It is the first facility to be licensed in the United States for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft, being certified as a spaceport by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 17, 2004.
• Musk says first mission to Mars will launch next year - "SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said his Starship rocket will head to Mars by the end of next year, as the company investigates several recent explosions in flight tests. Human landings could begin as early as 2029 if initial missions go well, though '2031 was more likely', he added in a post on his social media platform X."
• Nasa Apollo missions: Stories of the last Moon men - "They were the pioneers of space exploration - the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s."
• Nasa hits back at Kim Kardashian's moon landing conspiracy - "US space agency Nasa has rejected reality star Kim Kardashian's claim that the 1969 space mission to land the first man on the Moon was faked."
• NASA is about to send people to the moon - in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly - "The issue relates to a special coating applied to the bottom part of the spacecraft, called the heat shield."
• Nasa poised to return to crewed spaceflight with SpaceX capsule launch - "Public-private partnership with Elon Musk’s company to send four astronauts to international space station on Saturday."
• Nasa SpaceX launch: Evolution of the spacesuit - "The spacesuits that will be worn by astronauts on Wednesday's Crew Dragon launch have been getting a lot of attention. How do they differ from other attire worn by astronauts down the years?"
• Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base - "Nasa has released details of robotic landers, hopping drones and vehicles it aims to send to the Moon as part of US plans to build a lunar base. The US wants to land Americans back on the Moon before President Donald Trump leaves office in 2029."
• Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission - "Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years."
• New images reveal the impact site of SpaceX rocket’s moon collision - "New images from a NASA satellite orbiting the moon reveal a fresh, 60-foot-wide crater formed by a wayward SpaceX rocket that slammed into the lunar surface earlier this month."
• Now In Development: Virgin Galactic’s Mach 3 Supersonic Flight - "Virgin Galactic’s main focus has been space tourism culminating in plans to start commercial spaceflight next year assuming two more test flights go well. But back down on earth the company is also initiating plans to develop an aircraft that can fly at 60,000 feet three times the speed of sound, connecting New York to London in two hours or Sydney to London in four. (By comparison, it took 19 hours on Qantas’s record breaking test flight connecting those two cities last year)."
• Odysseus becomes first US spacecraft to land on moon in over 50 years - "Artist Jeff Koons makes history with a sculpture on the moon."
• Paul Allen's Stratolaunch is reportedly shutting down - "The space company might sell its assets and IPs, Reuters says."
• Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive: A watch made for out-of-this-world exploration - "Our Earthly concept of time looks very different in space. For astronauts on board a space station orbiting our planet roughly every 90 minutes, there are multiple sunrises and sunsets within 24 hours. Luxury brand IWC Schaffhausen’s latest watch - the Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive - is its first specifically designed and engineered for timekeeping in space."
• Porsche dynasty takes on Bezos & Musk in space - "Porsche SE, the family holding company that controls Volkswagen Group, is the latest big investor to bet on space's crucial role in developing future technologies."
• Prada & Axiom Space unveil spacesuit designs for NASA’s Artemis III moon mission - "Unveiled during the International Astronautical Congress in Milan on Wednesday, the mostly white suits feature a cropped torso and stone-gray patches across the elbows and knees. Although conspicuously free of branding or logos, the designs do include red accent lines across the forearms, waist and “portable life system backpacks,” which nod to Prada’s sub-brand, Linea Rossa."
• Richard Branson aims to beat Jeff Bezos into space by nine days - "Virgin Galactic founder has announced he will take off on board the next test flight on 11 July."
• Richard Branson Didn't Go To Space - "He did, however, go very high in the sky in a rocket plane. The billionaire Richard Branson went 53.5 miles into the sky on Sunday, short of the Kármán line, which is 62 miles above sea level and where it is generally agreed that space begins. Branson did surpass 50 miles above sea level, above which NASA gives out astronaut wings. But come on, man, Branson’s stunt only barely cleared that."
• Richard Branson eyes Apollo 11 anniversary for his first trip to space - "Richard Branson said his birthday this summer coincides with the anniversary on July 20. The plan at Virgin Galactic is to carry six passengers at a time into space for four minutes of weightlessness. The price tag right now is about $250,000."
• Richard Branson flies to edge of space in Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane - "Spaceplane went into sub-orbital flight days ahead of a rival launch by Jeff Bezos."
• Richard Branson is going to space. How risky is that? - "There's plenty that could go wrong. The rocket motor could fail to light up. The cabin could lose pressure and threaten the passengers' lives. And the intense physics involved when hurtling out of - and back into - the Earth's atmosphere could tear the vehicle apart."
• Richard Branson Joins The Billionaire Space Race - "Virgin Orbit pitches the British billionaire against Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in trying to grab a share of the booming market to launch small satellites into space."
• Richard Branson plans to visit space in 'months' - engadget.
• Richard Branson: Space flight will be 'extraordinary' - "UK businessman Sir Richard Branson is about to realise a lifetime's ambition by flying to the edge of space. He'll ride his Virgin Galactic rocket plane on Sunday to an altitude where the sky turns black and the Earth's horizon curves away into the distance. The vehicle will set off for the 1.5-hour mission above New Mexico at about 08:30 local US time (15:30 BST)."
• Richard Branson steps up his astronaut training as first space flight is 'just months away' - The Telegraph.
• Richard Branson unveils new Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship - The Telegraph.
• Richard Branson: Virgin Orbit rocket fails on debut flight - "Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company has tried unsuccessfully to launch a rocket over the Pacific Ocean."
• Richard Branson’s 17-Year Journey Into Space - "How The Virgin Founder Became First Billionaire To Fly Own Rocket."
• Richard Branson's disappointing space jaunt - "The billionaire space race looks set to kick space tourism into gear in earnest in the near future. But the implications of these developments aren't quite as rosy as Branson's overly optimistic message implies -- and dreaming big billionaire-style might come at a hefty toll for the rest of us. First, there's the environmental cost of space travel. Virgin Galactic claims that the carbon footprint for passengers of its suborbital space flight is comparable to that of a business class ticket on a transatlantic flight (which is about 0.2 kilograms per kilometer or 0.44 pounds per .62 miles -- amounting to a massive 2,220 kilo output per passenger over a typical 11,100-kilometer flight or 2.45 tons over a 6,897-mile flight)."
• Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit postpones first space launch - "Virgin Galactic sister company aims to launch dummy satellite."
• Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reaches space eight months after first flight - "A 70ft LauncherOne rocket was released from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft off the coast of southern California, ignited moments later and soared toward space."
• Rocket men: how billionaires are using celebrities as PR for their space projects - "Critics see the ‘awful business’ of private space tourism as having little technological or exploration value."
• Russia posing a threat in space - "UK and Germany have accused Russia of threatening their satellites. Here’s what that means."
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• Spaceplanes: The return of the reuseable spacecraft? - "The reuseable spaceplane concept seemed to die with the end of Nasa's Space Shuttle. Could the spaceplane rise again in the 21st Century?"
• SpaceX could make Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire, says Morgan Stanley - "Most of world’s richest person’s fortune so far has come from electric car company Tesla."
• SpaceX could send private citizens to space as soon as 2021 - "It signed an agreement with Space Adventures to put tourists in the Crew Dragon."
• SpaceX files for long-awaited public stock offering that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire - "SpaceX revealed its long-awaited plans to go public on Wednesday, shedding light on the finances and leadership of one of the largest, best-known and yet most secretive private companies in history."
• SpaceX IPO made history. One month on has it lost momentum? - "As the reality of how SpaceX currently makes money has seemed to come into clearer focus, the company's shares have started to sink."
• SpaceX just launched paying customers to the ISS. Here's everything you need to know - "A SpaceX rocket carrying three paying customers and a former NASA astronaut took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday morning, kicking off a first-of-its-kind mission that will take the group on a 10-day mission to the International Space Station."
• SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket for moon & Mars on 11th test flight (video) - "It was the final flight for this iteration of Starship."
• SpaceX makes history with first all-civilian crew launched into orbit - video - "Elon Musk's SpaceX venture has launched an all-civilian spaceflight in the first attempt at orbit around the Earth without a professional crew of astronauts. It's the first crew in history made up of nonprofessional astronauts. The successful launch marked the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism."
• SpaceX may finally land one of its rockets on the California coast later this year - The Verge.
• SpaceX Nasa launch: astronauts head to International Space Station onboard Dragon capsule - "Mike Hopkins, Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Japan’s Soichi Noguchi successfully lifted off for the 27-hour flight on Sunday. SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on the first full-fledged taxi flight for Nasa by a private company."
• SpaceX put a Tesla sportscar into space five years ago. Where is it now? - "It’s now been half a decade since SpaceX turned heads around the world with its decision to launch Elon Musk’s personal Tesla roadster into outer space, sending the car on an endless journey into the cosmic wilderness where it’s expected to remain for millennia to come."
• SpaceX rocket launches after third attempt, Video - "SpaceX launched the 10th test flight of its Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket booster. This was the third launch attempt for the mission after the first two flights were grounded. The rocket booster landed in the Gulf waters, just east of SpaceX's launch facilities."
• SpaceX Set To Hire 14 Year Old Genius Smarter Than Billions Of People - "His IQ is higher than 99.9% of the population, making him among the 11 million smartest people in the world."
• SpaceX sets the stage for a record $75 billion IPO - "Elon Musk’s SpaceX unveiled plans Wednesday to raise $75 billion in an initial public offering of its stock that would value the company at roughly $1.77 trillion. The blockbuster debut could make Musk - already the world’s richest person - the first trillionaire."
• SpaceX Starship megarocket hits key milestones in ‘Lucky 13’ test flight as big hurdles loom - "The test flight, called Flight 13, hit several key milestones before concluding with a controlled splashdown of the upper Starship spacecraft in the Indian Ocean. The Super Heavy rocket booster, which detached from Starship two minutes into the flight, made a controlled splashdown in the Gulf."
• SpaceX teams up with space tourism agency to sell rides aboard its spacecraft - "SpaceX has signed a deal with a space tourism company to organize a trip orbiting the Earth for a handful of adventurous travelers. pace Adventures - which organized eight tourism trips to the International Space Station between 2001 and 2009 - plans to help organize a flight for four people aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft. The trip could take place in late 2021, according to a press release and video Space Adventures released Tuesday. Passengers would spend up to five days hurtling through Earth’s orbit while huddled inside a gumdrop-shaped spacecraft that measures about 13-feet across."
• SpaceX: Watch: Why is the latest SpaceX rocket test a big deal? - "Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully completed a world first test, landing part of their Starship back onto its launch pad. This means the company's plan to develop a fully reusable and quickly deployable rocket a lot closer."
• SpaceX's next Starlink launch will help improve satellite imagery of the Earth - "Planet's six new skysats will photograph the Earth up to 12 times a day."
• SpaceX's Starship rocket prototype explodes during test - "394ft rocket designed to carry humans and cargo to moon and Mars."
• Star Trek star William Shatner ready to boldly go into space - "Hollywood actor William Shatner will later become the oldest person to go to space when he takes a ride in the Blue Origin sub-orbital capsule."
• Starship: Watch - 'Astonishing' moment Starship booster caught in mid air - "SpaceX's Starship has begun its fifth test flight, as Elon Musk pushes ahead in his quest to one day take astronauts to the Moon - maybe even to Mars. During this flight, the SpaceX team attempted something that had never been done before. Unlike in previous flights, when the booster splashed down in the Indian Ocean, it slowed itself down and descended gently back toward the launchpad for a pair of giant mechanical arms to catch it - in what’s known as the 'chopsticks manoeuvre'."
• Starship's Tenth Flight Test - "Starship’s tenth flight test lifted off on August 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. CT from Starbase, Texas, taking a significant step forward in developing the world’s first fully reusable launch vehicle. Every major objective was met, providing critical data to inform designs of the next generation Starship and Super Heavy."
• Stephen Hawking urged us to leave our planet - here are 11 ways to do so - The Telegraph.
• STRATOLAUNCH, THE WORLD'S BIGGEST AIRPLANE, TAKES FLIGHT - "Airplane with world's longest wingspan take flight, beating Spruce Goose record. Stratolaunch jet, brainchild of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, may be used to launch small satellites into space."
• Sugar found in raspberries detected in interstellar space - "Astronomers have detected a natural sugar found in raspberries in clouds of interstellar dust and gas near the center of the Milky Way galaxy."
• The Leading Producers of Space Race Materials - "China is the largest producer of four of the eight materials shown. It accounts for the production of 99% of gallium, 78% of graphite, 70% of titanium, and 69% of global rare earth elements."
• The Looming Risk of Too Many Satellites & Debris in Space - "AI is spurring ever more data satellites in space. How humanity plans to deal with the clutter is still an open question."
• The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work? - "After a seven-month hiatus, SpaceX is set to launch a new, more powerful version its Starship megarocket - reigniting a make-or-break testing campaign aimed at hashing out unprecedented rocketry challenges and getting the vehicle ready to carry NASA astronauts to the moon."
• The most powerful rocket ever built is set for its next test. Here’s why some experts are worried - "SpaceX said it is aiming to launch its Starship megarocket on an hour-long test flight as soon as 7:30 p.m. ET Sunday, though the liftoff time is subject to change. A webcast of the event is expected to begin about 30 minutes earlier, according to the company."
• The nerve centre running a new mission to the Moon - "Just like the Apollo mission, A small amount of antimatter took to the road on Tuesday, representing the first time any quantity of the world’s most expensive, volatile and rare substance has been moved. will be run from a mission control monitoring every instrument from here on Earth. How has it changed since the days of the space race?"
• The Rich Are Planning to Leave This Wretched Planet - The New York Times.
• The Silicon Valley space race - "Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Tesla's Elon Musk don't simply want to get us back to space - they want us to stay there."
• The space world’s blind spot is race - "A rocket launch can’t unite us until the space world acknowledges our divisions. Spaceflight seems to exist in a bubble."
• The ultimate getaway: a complete guide to space tourism - "What are your options for getting into orbit?"
• This floating spaceport in Japan could bring space travel to the city - "The spaceport rises from a floating island, with the skyscrapers of an imagined Japanese metropolis in the background. It's designed to launch tourists on day trips to space, where they will be able to see the building's huge roof - as well as glimpse the curvature of the Earth and experience zero gravity."
• Tom Hanks says Jeff Bezos offered him a $28 million spaceflight before William Shatner but he turned it down: 'I ain't paying' - "Tom Hanks was the featured guest on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Tuesday, during which he said Jeff Bezos originally approached him about flying to space but he turned it down because of the price."
• Top 10 Space Travel Companies to Watch in 2017 - DisruptorDaily.
• UFO | UAP - "An unidentified flying object (UFO) is an object or phenomenon seen in the sky but not yet identified or explained. The term was coined when United States Air Force (USAF) investigations into flying saucers found too broad a range of shapes reported to consider them all saucers or discs. UFOs are also known as unidentified aerial phenomena or unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). Upon investigation, most UFOs are identified as known objects, natural phenomena, hoaxes, or mirages, while a small number remain unexplained."
• Trump posts US Space Force uniforms based on movie’s Nazi-inspired outfits - "‘Next generation’ gear inspired by Starship Troopers, whose director explicitly aimed to mimic Nazi propaganda."
• Virgin Galactic completes first powered test flight since 2014 crash - engadget.
• Virgin Galactic is going public to fund its expensive tourist spaceflights - "It'll keep the company running until commercial launches begin."
• Virgin Galactic launches SpaceShipTwo to the edge of space - "Spacecraft launched on Thursday in test mission became first commercial US flight beyond the atmosphere since 2011."
• Virgin Galactic plans to launch customers to space from a future Italian spaceport - The Verge.
• Virgin Galactic poised to start its new spaceship's test flights - engadget.
• Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sales - for $450,000 per seat - "Virgin Galactic says it's re-opening ticket sales for the first time in years, giving anyone who can afford it the chance to reserve a seat on the company's rocket-powered suborbital space plane for $450,000, a significant markup over what tickets were previously sold for."
• Virgin Galactic reveals new supersonic jet design that would fly three times speed of sound - "Virgin Galactic has premiered a new jet design for high speed air travel: a streamlined, Concorde-esque delta-wing aircraft with capacity for nine to 19 people cruising at an altitude of over 60,000 feet."
• Virgin Galactic Says Space Holidays Possible By Early 2021 - Tickets Are $250,000 - "Virgin Atlantic has announced that its boss, Sir Richard Branson, will be heading up into space in early 2021."
• Virgin Galactic sets first commercial space tourism flight for this month; shares spike more than 40% - "The company on Thursday said the flight is targeting a launch window that opens June 27 and runs to June 30. The company, which was founded by billionaire Richard Branson, completed its final test spaceflight in May."
• Virgin Galactic spaceplane reaches space with first passenger on board - "Astronaut trainer Beth Moses tagged along for the ride."
• Virgin Galactic unveils the interior cabin of its tourist spaceplane - "Each passenger gets a tailored seat and a spectacular view."
• Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo completes a second 'glide test' - "Now the company is preparing for powered flight."
• Virgin Orbit: Branson’s rocket dream ends after mission failure - "Sir Richard Branson's rocket company Virgin Orbit has shut down, just months after a major mission failure. The firm's converted jet and leases on properties have been sold for $36m, just a fraction of the $3.7bn the company was valued at in 2021."
• Virgin Orbit fails to secure funding & will cease operations - "Virgin Orbit stock closed at 34 cents a share Thursday, having fallen 82% since the beginning of the year."
• VIRGIN ORBIT JUST DROPPED A ROCKET FROM A BOEING 747 - Wired.
• VIRGIN ORBIT’S PLAN TO LAUNCH SATELLITES FROM A JUMBO JET - "What it takes to fly Virgin Orbit’s huge plane that launches rockets into space."
• We once marvelled at Neil Armstrong. Now space is a playground for the rich - "Nasa’s greatest feats were a triumph for mankind. History will be less kind to today’s space pioneers."
• Western powers accuse Russia of posing a threat in space - "UK and Germany have accused Russia of threatening their satellites. Here’s what that means."
• What are the odds of a successful space launch? - "There's a lot that can go wrong on a rocket launch. Over the decades, however, the failure rate has been surprisingly consistent."
• What happens to your brain in space? - "Space messes with astronauts' brains - and that might be a big challenge for missions beyond the Moon."
• Which Countries Have Been to the Moon? - "Only six nations (or political unions) have been to the moon, its orbit or its vicinity as part of a successful or semi-successful missions - and the runner-up doesn’t even exist anymore. Additionally, national institutions and private firms from seven more countries have sent orbiters and experiments to the moon, piggybacking on the rockets of other countries."
• Why are billionaires obsessed with going to space? - "If civilisation perishes on planet Earth, Musk, Bezos and Branson seem to think humans have a backup elsewhere."
• Why does Jeff Bezos’s rocket look like that? An inquiry - "Experts weigh in on the ‘anthropomorphic’ design of New Shepard, the Amazon CEO’s Blue Origin rocket."
• Why Richard Branson's Spaceflight Is a Very Big Deal - TIME Magazine.
• Why the Artemis II Astronauts Will Be Wearing Orange - "It’s not just any orange. It’s International Orange. The launch and entry suit is bright orange so astronauts can be seen in the ocean or in case there is an emergency and they need to be seen easily."
• Will SpaceX buy Tesla? Musk may soon offer clues on his plans - "Elon Musk is now a trillionaire. Is his next big move a merger between Tesla and SpaceX into a $3 trillion behemoth?"
• Will Virgin Galactic ever lift off? - "It’s taken 17 years, with many setbacks and some deaths, and still Richard Branson’s space mission is yet to launch."
• William Shatner, 90, 'is going into SPACE with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin' - "Legendary Star Trek actor would become the oldest person EVER in space."
• William Shatner (90) is now the oldest person ever to go to space: 'The most profound experience' - "Ninety-year-old William Shatner, who gained fame portraying Captain Kirk on the original 'Star Trek,' just hitched a ride aboard a suborbital spacecraft that grazed the edge of outer space before parachuting to a landing, making Shatner the oldest person ever to travel to space."
• William Shatner: My Trip to Space Filled Me With ‘Overwhelming Sadness’ - Variety.
• William Shatner says he's 'a little frightened' about going to space next week - "The Star Trek star is officially set to be launched into space next week on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket, and he chatted with Today on Tuesday with a week to go until liftoff. Shatner said he's looking forward to seeing things firsthand that "I've only played as an actor," while acknowledging feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety."
• World’s largest digital camera begins unprecedented survey of the universe - "‘The greatest cosmic movie ever made’: Historic telescope kicks off an unprecedented survey. Every 40 seconds of nighttime for the next 10 years, a camera the size of a small car will capture strikingly detailed images of the southern sky, stitching together a time-lapse panorama of intergalactic evolution that could help unlock some of the universe’s lingering mysteries."
• world's two richest men are fighting over space real estate - "SpaceX and Amazon (AMZN) - companies run by the two richest men in the world - are sparring over their competing satellite-based internet businesses, with SpaceX accusing Amazon of 'stifling competition' and Amazon accusing SpaceX of looking to 'smother competition in the cradle.'"

Top 10 Space Tourism Travel Companies

• Arca - founded in 1999. "Engineering the Future." Aerospace company based in Las Cruces, New Mexico that builds space rockets and other manned and unmanned aircraft intended for space exploration. It was founded in 1999 as a non-governmental organization in Romania by Dumitru Popescu and other rocket and aeronautics enthusiasts. Since then ARCA launched two stratospheric rockets, four large scale stratospheric balloons including a cluster balloon and was awarded two governmental contracts with the Romanian Government and one contract with the European Space Agency. ARCA Aerospace is currently developing a single stage to orbit rocket designed to be cost effective rather than re-usable.
• Bigelow Aerospace - founded in 1999. American space technology startup company, based in North Las Vegas, Nevada that is pioneering work on expandable space station modules. Bigelow Aerospace was founded by Robert Bigelow and is funded in large part by the fortune Bigelow gained through his ownership of the hotel chain Budget Suites of America. "For countries, companies, or even visiting individuals that wish to utilize SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule, Bigelow Aerospace will be able to transport an astronaut to the Alpha Station for only US$26.25 million. Using Boeing's CST-100 capsule and the Atlas V rocket, astronauts can be launched to the Alpha Station for US$36.75 million per seat. In stark contrast to the short stays of a week or so aboard the ISS that we have seen wealthy individuals pay as much as US$40 million for, astronauts visiting the Bigelow station will enjoy 10 - 60 days in orbit."
• BLOON - founded in 2009. "The Day Trip of a Lifetime." Comfortably seated in a pleasant, intimate environment, you fly up to an altitude of 36 km to enjoy a spectacular view of our planet and learn about Earth in the most unique way. In the bloon you will enjoy a totally new way of being one with your home planet. Imagine your most graceful and pleasant journey. Imagine you are flying near space through the ozone layer and beyond till the edge of our atmosphere, bluish and thin - a delicate protection from the harshness of the Cosmos, but all caring for it. The most amazing views of our planet in her true glory from the edge of our world. You can already book your flight! The ticket price is €110,000.
• Blue Origin - founded in 2000. Privately funded aerospace company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. "Reliable, cost-effective human access to space. We're working to lower the cost of spaceflight so that many people can afford to go and so that we humans can better continue exploring the solar system. Accomplishing this mission will take time, and we're working on it methodically."
• Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans - "The fireball that lit up the sky over Florida's Kennedy Space Centre last night has put a big question mark over whether Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin can deliver on a string of commitments to Nasa in its efforts to send astronauts to the lunar surface and build a Moon base."
• Excalibur Almaz - founded in 2005. Private spaceflight company which plans to provide a variety of deep space crewed exploration missions, micro-gravity science, payload delivery and tourism.
• Galactic Suite Design - founded in 2007. Barcelona based company, which creates oportunities around technology and people to promote a private access to Space. Founded in 2007 by Xavier Claramunt, the company creates and promotes cutting-edge concepts to foster alliances and help creating relationships among companies and research centres. Planned private space station intended for use as an orbital hotel. Packages start at £2.8m per person.
• SPACE ADVENTURES - founded in 1998. "Fly to the ISS in 2023 | Fly Around the Moon | Take a Walk in Space | Train Like an Astronaut." The only company in the world to have arranged for private citizens to fly to space. The world’s premier private space exploration company and the only company currently providing opportunities for actual private spaceflight and space tourism today.
• SPACE X - "Making Life Multiplanetary." Founded in 2002 by former PayPal entrepreneur and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk. Space transport services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. Founded with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. It has developed the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles, both of which were designed from conception to eventually become reusable. SpaceX also developed the Dragon spacecraft, which are flown into orbit by the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, initially transporting cargo and later planned to carry humans to the International Space Station and other destinations.
• Starchaser Industries - founded in 1992. "Commercial Space Access." Privately owned company based in the UK whose principal aim is to become a viable business in space tourism. Vision: To inspire and enrich society and the economy of our planet by contributing positively towards a permanent human presence in space. Goals: To open up the frontier of space for everyone who has ever wanted to go by developing a safe, reusable launch vehicle and making a trip affordable to all.
• STRATOLUNCH SYSTEMS - " The Future of Hypersonic Testing." Our fleet of vehicles make accessing the hypersonic flight environment more routine and reliable. Founded in 2011 by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is developing an air-launch platform to make access to space more convenient, reliable, and routine. We believe that normalizing access to low Earth orbit (LEO) has the potential to redefine our lives by creating more opportunities for commercial, philanthropic and governmental organizations to collect rich and actionable data and drive advancements in science, research, and technology from space.
• VIRGIN GALACTIC - founded in 2004. Spaceflight company within the Virgin Group / Richard Branson. On Monday 7th December, 2009 Virgin Galactic unveiled SpaceShipTwo to the world at Mojave Spaceport, California, U.S.A. "This is your first step to becoming an astronaut! All seats to fly to space are US$250,000 and deposits are refundable. The sooner your reservation is made, the sooner you will be traveling to space! The full payment is due at time of booking and will guarantee the earliest available seat. You will be joining our community of over 600 future astronauts which has become one of the most exclusive clubs in the world! Once confirmed, you're given priority access to a variety of Virgin Galactic events. Our future astronauts have visited Necker Island with Sir Richard Branson, completed G-force training, celebrated milestone powered test flights in the Mojave Desert and much more."
• ZERO G | Zero Gravity Corporation - founded in 1993. "The weightless experience." Float like an Astronaut and fly like a superhero in weightlessness. A ZERO-G Experience is the only one of its kind. US$7,500 + 5% tax: Weightless flight to include 15 parabolic maneuvers creating 20-30 seconds of weightlessness each. Includes ZERO-G merchandise, pre and post flight catering, professional photos of ZERO-G Experience®, video of weightless experience and certificate of weightless completion.