The space tourism company hopes to send pairs of deep pocketed adventurers on flights of a lifetime, where they can spend a relaxing few minutes in zero gravity and return where they've departed from on a pillow of rocket engine fire.
Central Florida News 13SpaceX completes major milestone for human spaceflightCentral Florida News 13"I am very pleased with the progress SpaceX and our other commercial partners are making during the CCDev2 effort," said NASA Commercial Spaceflight Director Philip McAlister. "Together with NASA's development of beyond low-Earth orbit systems, ...SpaceX delays first private spaceflight until May 19Examiner.comSpaceX commercial flight set to head to ISSCanada.com (blog)SpaceX...
The idea of discovering a new form of life has not only excited astronomers and astrobiologists for decades, but also the wider public. The notion that we are the only example of a successful life form in the galaxy has, for many, seemed like an unlikely statistic. A new essay examines what really constitutes "life" and the probability of discovering new life forms.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has detected light emanating from a "super-Earth" planet beyond our solar system for the first time. While the planet is not habitable, the detection is a historic step toward the eventual search for signs of life on other planets.
Popular ScienceJeff Bezos's "Blue Origin" Space Company Reveals Spacecraft DesignPopular ScienceBlue Origin's "Space Vehicle" (man, that name) would be sort of a replacement for the retired space shuttles, competing in some ways with other private companies like SpaceX for the right to transport astronauts and equipment to the International Space ...and more »
Cinema BlendDC Universe DLC, The Last Laugh, Arrives This JuneCinema BlendDC Universe Online is continuing to truck on ahead after getting a very fitting resurge in energy after SOE took it free-to-play. Since then the game has been receiving a steady number of updates and content patches, including a series of premium DLC ...DC Universe Online 'The Last Laugh' arriving in JuneGameZone'DC Universe Online' (ALL) The Last Laugh DLC Announced - ScreensWorthPlaying.comThe Joker...
The Colo.-based company Sierra Nevada Space Systems is building a private space plane called Dream Chaser.
See illustrations of Space Adventure's proposed suborbital rocket for space tourism.
