News tagged with commercial space travel
Dragon makes history with space station docking
The private company SpaceX made history Friday with the docking of its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station, the most impressive feat yet in turning routine spaceflight over to the commercial ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 25, 2012 |
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$7M spaceport runway extension OK'd
(AP) -- The nearly two-mile-long runway at Spaceport America in southern New Mexico will have to be extended to accommodate Virgin Galactic's sleek rocket-powered spacecraft, spaceport officials confirmed ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2012 |
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Virgin aims for first space launch within a year
British business magnate Richard Branson hopes to launch a vessel into space within the next 12 months, kicking off an era of commercial space travel.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2011 |
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SpaceX shows off its blackened 'Dragon' craft
Bearing brown and black scorch marks from its fiery tour in orbit in December, the Dragon spacecraft built by US company SpaceX went on display in the US capital on Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Branson launching digital magazine for iPad
British tycoon Richard Branson on Tuesday will unveil a digital magazine tailored for viewing on Apple's popular iPad tablet computers, according to press conference invitations.
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Virgin to launch space tourism in 18 months: Branson
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday that Virgin Galactic is on track to offer commercial space travel within 18 months, and that space hotels are next on the drawing board.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Stanford researchers tapped to help make rules for commercial space travel
(PhysOrg.com) -- Before business skyrockets to space, the FAA has to make sure it's safe to get there.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Space tourism port to be sited in Abu Dhabi
Tourists will be able to journey to outer space via Abu Dhabi as part of a deal by a local investment group to take a stake in the world's first commercial space travel operator, the two companies said on ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Space companies eye HI as potential new frontier
(AP) -- Tourists coming to Hawaii for high-end getaways could someday be launched from the sand to the stars, taking island-hopping to new heights. Hawaii could even be the first state where space travelers ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2009 |
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