Congratulations to NASA for announcing plans for space tourism to the U.S. segment of the space station. Space tourism actually began 18 years ago. On April 25, 2001 NASA approved Space Adventures’ first [...]
SpaceX’s Dragon isn’t the only commercial spacecraft in the game, Boeing’s Starliner will also be making its debut un-crewed flight this year. Just like Dragon, the Starliner is also funded by NASA [...]
Whether you are looking back on Earth or up into space, the views from on-board the International Space Station are truly breathtaking. We found the below images in the archive of NASA astronaut [...]
Crew Dragon approaching the International Space Station during demonstration the flight on March 3, 2019. As we congratulate SpaceX on the success of the launch and docking of Crew Demo-1, we [...]
Space exploration can often be a waiting game. Significant advancement does not happen quickly as the technology required is complex, and the costs of innovation are high. There is an expression in the [...]
1. It’s in low-Earth orbit The ISS is in low-Earth orbit. This means that even though it is in space it is still subject to Earth’s gravity and is falling back to [...]
Positioned on the Earth facing side of the International Space Station (ISS) the Cupola provides extraordinary views of the Earth. The Cupola juts out from the main structure of the ISS and has [...]
Today, there are only two vehicles that can carry humans into space. One is the Russian Soyuz, the other is the Chinese Shenzhou (see below). Only Chinese professional astronauts (or taikonauts) are allowed [...]
Soyuz Rocket The Soyuz spacecraft launches on the Soyuz rocket, which like the spacecraft has a long track record of successful operation. First flown in 1966, Soyuz rockets in various configurations are used [...]
At Space Adventures we are often asked why private citizens should fly to space. So I asked our previous spaceflight client, Richard Garriott, who spent 12 days on the International Space Station in [...]