First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flights
When it comes to commercial space tourism, suborbital flight are the first frontier. But what are the risks? Are there health requirements? What should you know before taking such a way-out trip?
Sara M. Langston, Assistant Professor of Spaceflight Operations, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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June 11, 2020 • ~9 min
June 11, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: space astronomy nasa spacex space-tourism boeing elon-musk blue-origin lockheed-martin orion
SpaceX reaches for milestone in spaceflight – a private company launches astronauts into orbit
SpaceX's launch of astronauts to the International Space Station will make it the first private company to launch humans to space. The effort has ramifications for NASA and spaceflight in general.
Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
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May 22, 2020 • ~7 min
May 22, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: space nasa space-shuttle space-travel international-space-station spacex iss space-tourism boeing elon-musk virgin-galactic blue-origin project-artemis
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