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Virgin Galactic's First Commercial Spaceflight Takes Air Force People to the Edge Space
Virgin Galactic's First Commercial Spaceflight Takes Air Force People to the Edge Space

30 Jun 2023, 07:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic successfully concludes what it calls its first commercial spaceflight, company now plans monthly missions to the edge of space

 
T-Minus 12 Hours: The Vibe at KSC The Day Before Artemis I's Launch Is Unreal
T-Minus 12 Hours: The Vibe at KSC The Day Before Artemis I's Launch Is Unreal

29 Aug 2022, 00:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Only a handful of Americans still alive today remember what it was like the last time this country had a robust and well-celebrated manned space program.

 
New Spaceflight Computer in the Works, 100 Times More Powerful Than Existing Tech
New Spaceflight Computer in the Works, 100 Times More Powerful Than Existing Tech

18 Aug 2022, 08:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA awarded a $50 million firm-fixed-price contract to Microchip Technology for the creation of a much more powerful spaceflight computer

 
NASA Recovery Ships, Two Ordinary Vessels With an Extraordinary Payload
NASA Recovery Ships, Two Ordinary Vessels With an Extraordinary Payload

13 Aug 2022, 14:27 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / These are the twin ships that venture out off the coast of Florida's Kennedy Space Center to retrieve NASA's vital solid rocket boosters

 
61 Years Ago, Yuri Gagarin Became the First Human to Reach Outer Space
61 Years Ago, Yuri Gagarin Became the First Human to Reach Outer Space

13 Apr 2022, 00:15 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Today is the International Day of Human Spaceflight. On April 12, Yuri Gagarin went beyond our skies and became the first man to reach outer space

 
Billionaire Jared Isaacman Wants to Fly With SpaceX Again, Announces Three New Missions
Billionaire Jared Isaacman Wants to Fly With SpaceX Again, Announces Three New Missions

14 Feb 2022, 18:12 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Jared Isaacman, commander of the world's first all-civilian mission to orbit, announced plans to return to space with SpaceX

 
Blue Origin's Spaceflight Smashed not One, But Four Guinness World Record Titles
Blue Origin's Spaceflight Smashed not One, But Four Guinness World Record Titles

2 Oct 2021, 21:27 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Guinness World Records announced that Jeff Bezos and his crew broke four world records as part of the Blue Origin first crewed flight to the edge of space

 
SpaceX Releases Stunning Images of Inspiration4 Civilian Space Trip
SpaceX Releases Stunning Images of Inspiration4 Civilian Space Trip

16 Sep 2021, 18:32 UTC · By: Monica Coman / You might get your wallet ready, because based on the pictures SpaceX released, space travel will become the next best thing.

 
Richard Branson to be Astronaut 001 in Virgin Spaceflight on July 11
Richard Branson to be Astronaut 001 in Virgin Spaceflight on July 11

2 Jul 2021, 08:15 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, will be Astronaut 001 in a test spaceflight mission aboard VSS Unity. He will launch to space on July 11.

 
Here’s How to Book a Flight to Space
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

 
Virgin Galactic Readies for New Supersonic Flight with NASA Payloads On Board
Virgin Galactic Readies for New Supersonic Flight with NASA Payloads On Board

20 Feb 2019, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This fifth powered flight will be close to a full commercial weight, as the Unity will be carrying NASA Flight Opportunity program research payloads