NASA’s announcement Saturday that it will not use its troubled Boeing capsule to return two astronauts to Earth was another setback for the struggling company, though the financial damage is likely to be less than the reputational damage. Boeing, once a symbol of American engineering and technological ingenuity, suffered a tarnished reputation when two 737… Read More »
LONDON — Stratospheric balloon company HALO Space plans to offer aspiring space travelers the space tourism equivalent of glamping. Instead of the tight spacesuits and stomach-churning G-forces typically associated with a rocket flight, the company’s pressurized capsule attached to a helium-filled balloon will offer comfortable swiveling seats, giant windows and a variety of fine dining.… Read More »
Soviet-era cosmonaut Vladimir AksyonovHe died at the age of 89, having flown into space twice, once on a refurbished spacecraft and then on the first manned test of a new model. Aksyonov’s death was announced by Russia’s federal space company Roscosmos on Tuesday, April 9. “On behalf of the Roscosmos state company and myself, I… Read More »