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Stellar Frontiers is the UK’s first space mission management company

September 30th 2021

Stellar Frontiers is the UK’s first space mission management company dedicated to meaningful human spaceflight and astronaut training

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SpaceX to send civilians into orbit on ‘Inspiration4’ mission

September 5th 2021

Taking space tourism to new heights (literally), Elon Musk's SpaceX is planning to take four civilians into orbit on September 15, 2021

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Battleface launches travel insurance for space tourism

September 3rd 2021

Known for providing travel insurance for war zones and global exploration, Battleface’s next mission is insurance for space tourists

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Virgin Galactic increases price of space flight seats to $450,000

August 12th 2021

Virgin Galactic is increasing the price of tickets for its 'suborbital joy rides' from US$250,000 to US$450,000

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Jeff Bezos completes flight to edge of space aboard Blue Origin rocket

July 21st 2021

The Earth's richest man, Jeff Bezos, briefly left the planet on a Blue Origin flight into space, along with three other passengers

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Pelorus partners with Orbite to offer civilian astronaut training

July 12th 2021

Pelorus has announced that it is partnering with space training company Orbite to prepare non-professional cosmonauts to leave Earth

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Richard Branson, Unity 22, Virgin Galactic

Richard Branson completes Virgin Galactic space flight

July 12th 2021

Virgin Galactic founder Branson has successfully completed his first flight into space, securing the future of commercial space tourism

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Branson and Bezos race to go into space this month

July 9th 2021

The commercial space race is well underway, with Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson and Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos both attempting to leave Earth this month, riski

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Space Perspective is selling £125k balloon flights into the atmosphere

July 9th 2021

Space Perspective is taking bookings for rides into space aboard Spaceship Neptune, a capsule attached to a giant helium balloon

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Blue Origin to launch debut commercial space tourism flight in July

June 5th 2021

Blue Origin will be the first of its rivals to power non-professional astronauts into space if the New Shepard rocket lifts off as planned

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Orbite unveils astronaut training programmes for space tourists

May 13th 2021

Premier space training company Orbite will be hosting 'Astronaut Orientation' training retreats in France and Florida for private citizens

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Virgin Galactic unveils VSS Imagine spacecraft for commercial flights

May 6th 2021

VSS Imagine features a special mirror-like exterior to provide thermal protection for passengers and will begin test flights this summer

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Abiboo Studio has designed a self-sufficent mega city on Mars

April 8th 2021

Abiboo Studio has given Mars a habitable makeover with a series of five self-sufficent cities compete with parks, schools and hospitals

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Orbital Assembly to open first space hotel in 2027 for long-term stays

March 25th 2021

The Voyager Station space hotel will produce its own artificial gravity. Onboard will be villas, restaurants and even a basketball court

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EOS-X will send tourists to space in capsule attached to giant balloon

February 21st 2021

The EOS-X capsule will carry passengers to the edge of space and back in comfort and style, with ergonomic seats, mood lighting and a toilet

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Blue Origin to put first passengers on space tourism rocket within months

February 14th 2021

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's sustainable space exploration company Blue Origin could be taking people off-Earth by summer 2021

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Space X to launch world’s first all-civilian mission in 2021

February 10th 2021

For the first time ever, four people with zero professional astronaut training will be sent into space aboard the Space X Dragon capsule

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Lunark: SAGA designs ‘hygge’ space shelter for stays on the moon

January 19th 2021

Lunark is an extra-terrestrial habitat that's designed to counteract monotony, claustrophobia and psychological stress in space

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Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Unity After Landing

Virgin Galactic is determined to take tourists into space this year

January 14th 2021

A recent test flight of its rocket-powered spaceplane didn't go to plan, but Virgin Galactic is confident space tourism will lift off in 2021

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Space tourism: Philippe Starck designs interiors for Axiom space station

October 13th 2020

Axiom Space has asked visionary designer Philippe Starck to create the interiors for the world’s first commercial space station for tourists

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Space tourism: Virgin Galactic unveils cabin interior of SpaceshipTwo

July 30th 2020

From personalised seats to an anti-gravity observation mirror, Virgin Galactic has revealed details of the passenger experience onboard SpaceshipTwo

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High-altitude balloons could soon be taking tourists into the stratosphere

July 27th 2020

Within the next few years, high-altitude balloons could be taking thrill-seekers to the edge of space, for dramatic views of Earth from above the atmosphere

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Space commodity: Rumpl creates NASA Apollo 13 capsule collection

July 20th 2020

Technical textile maker Rumpl has created an exclusive capsule collection of NASA blankets and ponchos to honour the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13

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Spaceship Neptune: a balloon that flies to the edge of space

June 30th 2020

Spaceship Neptune, a balloon and pressurised capsule that can quietly climb 100,000ft up into the atmosphere, could be the next stage in space tourism

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