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The 74-year-old daughter of Alan Shepard brought along some golf balls, just like her father did. The flight by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company lasted just over 10 minutes.

Japanese fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant lifted off on a Russian rocket en route for the International Space Station. The launch also marks Russia's return to space tourism after a 12-year pause.

Japanese fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant lifted off on a Russian rocket en route for the International Space Station. The launch also marks Russia's return to space tourism after a 12-year pause.

The FAA review was sparked by a letter in which employees cite a pattern of prioritizing speed and cost-cutting over quality. Moreover, it describes a toxic work environment that is rife with sexism.

Space tourism has yet to take off October 5, 2009 LOS ANGELES — When a private spaceship soared over California to claim a $10-million prize, daredevil venture capitalist Alan Walton was 68 and thought he’d be on a rocket ride of his own soon. LOS ANGELES — When a private spaceship soared over California to claim a $10-million prize, daredevil venture capitalist Alan Walton was 68 and thought he’d be on a rocket ride of his own soon. Walton paid $200,000 to be among the first space tour...

XCOR Aerospace recently announced that the XCOR Lynx® Mark I cockpit has been delivered. The cockpit is the principle major subassembly XCOR needs to begin assembly of the Lynx suborbital space plane. AdamWorks engineers, along with XCOR engineers, performed several successful pressure tests before it was packed and shipped to XCOR. The space plane vehicle integration will commence immediately with the first test flight scheduled to take off by the end of this year. “The successful pressure ...

Credit: Virgin Galactic The first Scot in space is to make history for a second time by taking control of a "milestone" rocket launch in New Mexico this afternoon. Dave Mackay, from the Scottish Highlands, is one of two pilots on board Virgin Galactics VSS Unity, which is due to take off at 8am MT - around 3pm GMT. Sir Richard Bransons company is expected to begin space tourism flights in 2021, with Justin Bieber and Leonardo DiCaprio among the first 600 paying customers who have signed u...