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'It's a window to the future for our town.' Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, has its sights set on space tourism following Virgin Galactic launch.

Residents of Truth or Consequences, a small, desert city, attended a watch party of the Virgin Gala…

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A startup is building a balloon to transport tourists to the 'edge of space' for $125,000. See what the Spaceship Neptune may look like.

The final goal is to carry passengers and research equipment to and from above 99% of the atmospher…

Brittany Chang   


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William Shatner pushes back at Prince William after space trip, saying he has 'the wrong idea' about spaceflight

Prince William took a dig at space tourism. Star Trek actor William Shatner fired back at the royal…

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Japanese billionaire who spent $80 million flying to space said world leaders should do the same because it gives you a new perspective on Earth

Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, made the comments in a press conference Wednesday, two days…

Marianne Guenot   


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Space tourism is about to take off. Here's how firms like Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and SpaceX are making sure visitors' bodies can survive the trip.

Training regimens, artificial gravity, and lots of research are helping ensure the safety of everyd…

Aleeya Mayo   


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Space travel is critical because it will drive people to protect the Earth, says the founder of a spaceflight company and ex-advisor to Elon Musk

Jane Poynter told Insider the "profound experience" of space travel will transform human behavior t…

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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is auctioning off a seat on its space tourism rocket set to launch in July

The winner of the online auction will be one of six people to travel into space on the New Shepard …

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EXPERT: The future of Virgin Galactic is not in space tourism

Still, it's unlikely the space tourism element of the company will disappear. Virgin Galactic just …

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Virgin Galactic plans to introduce 2 new spacecraft that are easier to maintain and turn around for daily flights

The space tourism company's new CEO told the Financial Times there will be two more tests this year…

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Virgin Galactic will become the first space-tourism company to list on the New York Stock Exchange next week

Since its founding in 2004, Virgin Galactic has raised more than $1 billion to develop the first co…

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You won't go to space any time soon, no matter what the billionaires say

Ticket prices for suborbital tours on Branson's Virgin Galactic are selling for around $250,000 per…

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Winning bid for a seat on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin spacecraft goes for $28 million

The winner of the auction, whose name will be released in coming weeks, will fly on the spacecraft …

Victoria Cavaliere   


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Credit Suisse says investors should buy Virgin Galactic because of its 'near-term monopoly' in commercial space tourism

The lack of current offerings for space tourism enables "sticky pricing," as well as the potential …

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Virgin Galactic's first rocket-powered spaceflight test runs into a snag before reaching orbit

Billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic cut short the first rocket-powe…

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From launch vehicles to space tourism, Indian space start-ups aim high

The Vikram-S rocket, developed over the past two years and built using 3-D printing technology, rea…

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Virgin Galactic announces tickets to space will start at $450,000

Richard Branson's space tourism company on Thursday reopened ticket sales, upping the starting pric…

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