space tourism

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight a success — 15 years after original date for launch

    Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight a success — 15 years after original date for launch Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. sent paying customers to the edge of space for the first time, a milestone for the Richard Branson-founded company almost two decades in the making. The VSS Unity craft...
  2. Hanno Labuschagne

    Blue Origin space trip auction nets R129 million

    Blue Origin space trip auction nets R129 million A seat in a Blue Origin New Shepard capsule going to space was auctioned for $8 million (R129 million) Monday night, with the winning bid coming from Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Citadel. Griffin will donate the spot to a...
  3. Kevin Lancaster

    Virgin Galactic space flight delayed, again

    Virgin Galactic space flight delayed, again Virgin Galactic has again pushed back its timeline for launching space-tourism flights from southern New Mexico’s Spaceport America
  4. jes

    Space-faring tourist balloon makes successful flight

    Space-faring tourist balloon makes successful flight An Arizona company said Tuesday it has successfully completed the first small-scale test flight of a high-altitude balloon and capsule being developed to let tourists float 20 miles (32 kilometers) above the earth.
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