Space tourism
Space X Sends a Supercomputer into Orbit
The company of billionaire Elon Musk SpaceX will send a cargo ship without crew to the International Space Station (ISS). A supercomputer will be brought into the orbit to help astronauts on missions in the open space. Reports iNews.
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Elon Musk got Verbal Government Approval for a Hyperloop between New York and Washington
The American entrepreneur Elon Musk announced through Twitter that he had received "oral approval from the government" to build a super-fast transport link between New York and Washington to cut travel time between the two cities to about 29 minutes, Reuters reported.
At the moment, Amtrak's "Asella" high-speed train takes the distance of 355 kilometers for nearly three hours.
It’s official: Humans are going to Mars
Humanity has been fascinated by Mars since long before we stepped foot on the Moon. Our planetary neighbor has been the subject of innumerable works of sci-fi and inspired countless dreams of adventure and exploration. Now, after decades of determination, research, and scientific breakthroughs, we’re finally ready to do it: humans are going to Mars. Really.
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Bezos is selling $1 billion of Amazon stock a year to fund rocket venture
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos said on Wednesday he is selling about $1 billion worth of the internet retailer’s stock annually to fund his Blue Origin rocket company, which aims to launch paying passengers on 11-minute space rides starting next year.
SpaceX launches its first recycled rocket in historic leap
SpaceX successfully launched and then retrieved its first recycled rocket Thursday, a historic feat and the biggest leap yet in its bid to drive down costs and speed up flights.
Richard Branson will Present Business Lecture in Bulgaria
One of the most popular businessmen in the world - Richard Branson, will visit Bulgaria to present a business lecture. The event will be held on May, 19 in Hall 1 of NDK, according to bTV.
The tickets for the Branson's lecture are already on sale. The cheapest tickets are on price BGN 180, while the most expensive are BGN 500.
SpaceX Launching a Moon Mission in 2018
SpaceX is planning to send two people for a trip around the moon in late 2018, Elon Musk, the company's CEO, announced on Monday.
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SpaceX to send first paying tourists around moon next year
SpaceX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year using a spaceship under development for NASA astronauts and a heavy-lift rocket yet to be flown, the launch company announced on Feb. 27.
Historic launch pad back in service with thundering blastoff by SpaceX (PHOTOS)
SpaceX sent a cargo capsule with nearly 5,500 pounds of experiments and supplies on a three-day trip to the International Space Station on Sunday, firing the automated spaceship through low-hanging clouds and into orbit from the same launch pad where Apollo astronauts began voyages to the moon.
Virgin Galactic spaceship makes first glide flight
Virgin Galactic's new spaceship has made a successful first glide flight, a key step after a deadly crash of its predecessor two years ago, the spaceflight company said on Dec. 3.
The new SpaceShipTwo, dubbed VSS Unity, was hoisted aloft by carrier airplane WhiteKnightTwo VMS Eve from the Mojave Air & Space Port in California, the company said on Twitter.
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