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Commercial space travel

Jan 19

This Startup Aims to Make a Human-Flying Spaceplane, a Concept NASA Failed in the 1990s

Radian Aerospace emerged from stealth mode on Wednesday.
By Sissi Cao
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin New Shepard Space Vehicle Flies The Billionaire And Other Passengers To Space
Jul 28

What Is the Environmental Impact of the Billionaire Space Race? Experts Weigh In

“The carbon expenditure for one long-haul plane flight is roughly 1 to 3 tons of CO2 per passenger. A rocket launch costs about 200 to 300 tons of CO2, shared by 4 passengers or so."
By Andy Hirschfeld
Jun 11

How SpaceX Improved on NASA’s Work and Changes Spaceflight Forever

In fact, not only can companies like SpaceX successfully co-operate with NASA, it might actually work better (or at least faster) than NASA working alone.
By Cassidy Ward
Passenger drone EHang 184, carrying one passenger, flies into the air on February 6, 2018 in Guangzhou, China.
Jul 28

Here’s Why the FAA Needs to Grapple With the Future of Travel

By Ryan Khurana
Jul 10

Richard Branson’s Space Travel Company Virgin Galactic Is Going Public

By Gabriela Barkho
Virgin Spaceship Unity (VSS Unity) glides for the first time after being released from Virgin Mothership Eve (VMS Eve) over the Mojave Desert.
Nov 14

What Virgin Galactic’s ‘Big Move’ Means for Commercial Space Travel

By Kyle Bailey
Between the Earth and the moon: An artist’s rendering of a refueling depot for deep-space exploration.
May 15

Mining the Moon for Rocket Fuel to Get Us to Mars

By Gary Li, Danielle DeLatte, Jerome Gilleron, Samuel Wald and Therese Jones
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