Articles tagged “virgin galactic”

Don’t think the Chinese will shy away from a space tourism adventure — and if they can don Prada space suits while they’re at it, you can bet they’re all in!

Space tourism is no longer a fever dream of wonky scientists and starry-eyed visionaries. It’s real and it’s here, a fledgling economic powerhouse that’s still in its awkward adolescence – clumsy, unpredictable but filled with potential.

Virgin Galactic joins Blue Origin and Space Perspective in aspiring to make the final frontier open to all who can afford it. That's good news for travel agencies like RocketBreaks.

Visit Iceland launched a new campaign to attract space tourists on Tuesday. Called "Mission Iceland," the campaign kicked off on November 16 with the launch of a billboard into space…

With Virgin Galactic's suborbital flights expected to begin at long last, space tourism could soon take off as a niche for travel advisors. Those already involved caution that it takes patience, training, and commitment.

The crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is certainly a major setback for Virgin Galactic, which doesn't have a replacement rocket in the words, and space tourism generally. Knowing Richard Branson, though, this isn't the end of the story.

Are these companies' well-timed announcements a marketing ploy to drive attention to their own travel ventures? Probably, but it is also the start of a trend that other companies will follow -- for however long the bubble blooms.

These billionaires were ahead of the curve on earth, and they are leading the charge in their other-worldly pursuits. As any travel startup would tell you, someone's going to crack [fill in the blank] space, and one of these companies may be the one.

Space tourism might realistically mean entering space to go from Paris to Tokyo in two hours instead of spending a week on Mars, but even such a modest goal is decades and a few accidental deaths away.