Politician Promises Trip to the Moon, Helicopter, Robots for Constituents’ Votes
26 Mar 2021, 12:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One politician is running on a very strange platform, promising the moon (quite literally) to anyone who would vote for him; there’s a catch, of course
A 3-Day Vacation in Space Starts at $5 Million but You Get to Watch Beyonce Live
7 Mar 2021, 06:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Orbital Assembly Corporation has very ambitious plans for the Voyager Space Station, including sending the world’s biggest pop stars on it for live performances
The Voyager Station Will Be the First Hotel in Space, to Open in 2027
2 Mar 2021, 08:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Orbital Assembly Corporation was founded by The Gateway Foundation and is now taking reservations and investment for the Voyager Station
Next Virgin Galactic Test Flight Postponed Once More, Coming May at the Earliest
28 Feb 2021, 16:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic still doesn't seem to have gotten to the bottom of a problem VSS Unity experienced back in December, postpones test fllght once more.
Greta Thunberg Ad Mocks Mars Tourism: What About Climate Change?
18 Feb 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Fridays For Future releases mock-ad about space exploration and the colonization of Mars, points out that only one-percenters will actually be able to relocate
Ricky Gervais Could Have Been the First Comedian to Do Stand-Up in Space
12 Jan 2021, 12:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Comedian tells Jimmy Fallon he was offered the chance to entertain space tourists but he declined because he’s too scared
Beam Me Up, Scotty: James Doohan’s Ashes Were Smuggled on the ISS
29 Dec 2020, 09:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / James Doohan passed away in 2005, asking that he be buried among the stars; three years later, he got his wish and the world never knew about it
Tom Cruise Is Willing to Pay NASA Millions to Shoot Two More Movies in Space
6 Dec 2020, 05:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Since he’s done pretty much every stunt imaginable on Earth, Cruise is considering taking the final two installments of Mission: Impossible into space
Virgin Galactic New Mexico Space Flight Postponed by Humanity’s Invisible Enemy
22 Nov 2020, 09:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic says it will have to postpone the VSS Unity flight that was scheduled for this month on account of New Mexico restrictions
Here’s How to Book a Flight to Space
7 Sep 2020, 12:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic is gearing up to start sending tourists to space, with claims that thousands of people have already expressed interest
Want to See Inside a Spaceship? Virgin Unwraps SpaceShipTwo Interior on July 28
3 Jul 2020, 15:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic to show a detailed look at the interior of the SpaceShipTwo meant for civilian trips to space at the end of the month
Virgin Galactic to Help NASA Send Civilian Space Travelers to the ISS
22 Jun 2020, 13:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / International Space Station to accept private citizen expeditions and government-enabled scientific research missions, Virgin tasked with finding customers
Spaceship Neptune Uses a Balloon to Take Tourists to the Edge of Space
19 Jun 2020, 12:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Space Perspective announces plans to launch unmanned test flights in 2021, with the goal of turning the balloon-borne capsule into a research lab
Tom Cruise’s Training for Space Movie Will Include Bathroom Use, Eating Solids
8 May 2020, 06:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The action hero will be shooting a movie on the ISS space station, thanks to a partnership with NASA and SpaceX. Training will be unlike anything he’s done befo
Billionaire Aborts Plan to Find Girlfriend to Fly With Him to the Moon
30 Jan 2020, 14:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / First space tourist Yusaku Maezawa pulls out of planned reality show that would have helped him find a “life partner” in time for the SpaceX launch
First Space Tourist Is Looking for a Girlfriend to Accompany Him to the Moon
13 Jan 2020, 12:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will fly to the Moon with SpaceX and he doesn’t want to go alone. His quest for love will be documented on a reality show
Second Virgin Spaceship Can Now Carry Its Own Weight
9 Jan 2020, 16:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The yet unnamed craft deployed its main landing gear for the first time and the ship is now capable of supporting its own weight
Pack Your Bags for Space Travel by 2025, You Will Be Staying at the Von Braun
6 Nov 2019, 00:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tim Alatorre, senior design architect of the Von Braun Space Station / hotel, believes space tourism will become as accessible as going on a cruise
Boeing Buys into Virgin Galactic with $20 Million Investment
8 Oct 2019, 15:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Airplane manufacturer and NASA partner Boeing is investing $20 million in Richard Branson's space company, Virgin Galactic
Brad Pitt Has “No Interest Whatsoever” in Space Tourism, FYI
17 Sep 2019, 13:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Actor is promoting his upcoming movie, “Ad Astra,” by chatting up real astronauts, then saying that their job is “just banal.” Carpentry is better