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Virgin Galactic Postpones its Commercial Suborbital Tourism Flights to 2023
Virgin Galactic is again postponing the start of commercial service of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane from late 2022 to early 2023, blaming the latest delay on supply chain and labor issues. In the company’s first quarter earnings release May 5, Virgin Galactic said it expected to start commercial flights of its VSS Unity spaceplane in […]
New Shepard Commercial Spaceflight launches in 2022 will be Increased by Blue Origin owned by Bezos
Blue Origin expects to more than double the number of people it flies on its New Shepard suborbital system this year while adding another vehicle to its fleet. In a presentation at the 24th Annual FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference Feb. 17, Bob Smith, chief executive of Blue Origin, said the company saw “very robust” […]
SpaceX Launches Inspiration4 Mission as the First All Civilian Private Space Flight
SpaceX successfully launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four nonprofessional astronauts on its first private crewed mission named Inspiration4 on Sept. 15, a long-awaited milestone in the commercialization of spaceflight. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:02 p.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. There were no issues reported during the […]
Firefly Rocket Misses Initial Orbital Attempt
Firefly Aerospace launched its first Firefly rocket last Thursday. After two minutes and thirty seconds of flight, the launch was terminated due to an engine issue. Why it’s important: Though Firefly did not reach orbit, this was a significant step forward for the company. Firefly was the first new space startup to livestream their first launch. […]
Boeing will launch its 2nd Starliner test flight for NASA on July 30
Boeing is set to launch its Starliner spacecraft on a crucial uncrewed flight to the International Space Station next week. The liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled for 2:53 p.m. EDT (1853 GMT) next Friday (July 30) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. You’ll be able to watch […]
History was made for Space Tourism and Commercial Spaceflight with Richard Bronson and his Spaceship 2 Flight
Today history was made when Richard Bronson with his Spaceship Two Unity 22 spaceship launched from New Mexico spaceport. Richard Bronson, who is the owner of the famous commercial space tourism company Virgin Galactic, flew to the edge of space (before low earth orbit begins) with his company officials to demonstrate the space flight capability […]