Anousheh Ansari: A Woman Has Paid Her Own Way Into Space, Too
Space is the answer to our future on Earth. As the population grows, as our way of life requires more consumption of resources, we won’t be able to sustain life as we know [...]
Space Tourism: Then and Now
These historic spaceflights represent the most recent chapter in a longer history of space tourism. More than 20 years ago, Dennis Tito, the first “space tourist” (also known as “spaceflight participant”), flew to [...]
Japanese billionaire gets ready for December space mission
A forthcoming flight to space by a Japanese billionaire will allow the public to have a closer look at life on board the International Space Station, the president of Space Adventures, a company [...]
Japanese billionaire Maezawa trains in Russia ahead of space trip
Maezawa plans to become the first Japanese space tourist to visit the International Space Station Read more.
US firm sees ‘exciting’ moment as space tourism booms
As competition in space tourism heats up, one of the first companies to offer space travel to fee-paying customers is launching a comeback by blasting into orbit with a Japanese billionaire. The US-based [...]
America’s Only Second-Generation Astronaut Was Told He’d Never Go to Space. He Made It Anyway.
“He really is one of the founders of this industry,” says Tom Shelley, president of Space Adventures (Garriott has left the company). “He’s helped to break down the barriers between professional and private [...]