Orbital Reef is one of several space stations that NASA hopes to replace the ISS after retirement.Blue Origin NASA awarded $172 million to Blue Origin to develop a space station for both astronauts and tourists. The space station, called Orbital Reef, will need to be able to support human life. Recently, Blue Origin passed four… Read More »
Space Perspective will take on Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic – Spaceperspective.com Founded in 2019, Space Perspective plans to send tourists to the edge of the Earth’s upper atmosphere in a capsule pushed by a high-altitude balloon the size of the Statue of Liberty. Space Perspective says its views will be comparable to the experiences… Read More »
A brand new rocket took off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Monday morning, sending a robotic spacecraft to the surface of the moon. No American spacecraft has made a soft landing on the moon since 1972. The successful launch of the Vulcan Centaur rocket was crucial for United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing… Read More »
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -There’s a lot to expect from the first launch of the new Vulcan rocket by United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. A successful launch next week at Cape Canaveral would allow ULA to fulfill a deep mission backlog worth hundreds of millions of dollars and… Read More »
Screenshot of SpaceX’s Starship-Super Heavy rocket on the launch pad. This photo was taken from SpaceX’s live broadcast on X.SpaceX This year, the world has achieved many great successes in the space race. These included SpaceX sending its most powerful rocket into space and India reaching the moon. Here’s everything you need to know to… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. The first launch in more than a year of Blue Origin’s New Shepard tourism rocket, designed to hop paying customers on short trips to the edge of space, took place Monday morning. The company founded… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. Blue Origin’s tourism rocket, designed to take paying customers on short trips to the edge of space, will return to flight on Monday after the Jeff Bezos-founded company spends more than a year recovering from… Read More »
Editor’s Note: This CNN Travel series is sponsored by or sponsored by the destination it highlights. CNN maintains full editorial control over the subject matter, reporting and frequency of sponsored articles and videos in accordance with our policy. Last year, Sara Sabry She made history as the first Egyptian, first Arab woman and first African… Read More »