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#ArsTechnica says "The suborbital space tourism industry is on life support".

Well, duh. Some ridiculously high price for 7 minutes of microgravity (or whatever) is bullshit. You don't even reach the Kármán line (100 km)! They redefined some other threshold at 80 km just so you could say you went to space. Hint: if you have to redefine a common, long-agreed term, you're not adhering to the letter or the spirit of the law/guideline.

It's orbit or GTFO.

#orbit #suborbital #SpaceTourism #GTFO #KármánLine #VirginGalactic #BlueOrigin

Fascists hate Hope, adventures in Space give people Hope, NASA gets it's budget cut drastically.
That money isn't going on Hospitals and Schools, is it? We could have both, but the Oligarchs give us neither.

10 minute jaunts into Space is all they can manage, and with Katy Perry, who the fuck cares?

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/11/artemis-ii-nasa-budget-cuts

#ArtemisII #NASA #Oligarchs #SpaceTourism #Fascism #USPol #USPolitics

RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/116331345376812936

The trip to space costs 750,000 US dollars 💰. At the end of 2024, the company announced that around 650 customers were waiting for their flight.

#SpaceShip's first suborbital spaceflight in Q4 2026

#VirginGalactic #SpaceTourism

As Space Tourism Looms, Scientists Ask: Should We Have Sex In Orbit?

https://www.404media.co/as-space-tourism-looms-scientists-ask-should-we-have-sex-in-orbit/

#space #spaceexploration #spacetourism #biology #astronomy #cosmology #astrobiology #astrophysics

Hackaday Links: February 1, 2026 https://hackaday.com/2026/02/01/hackaday-links-february-1-2026/ #animalintelligence #HackadayColumns #Hackadaylinks #hackadaylinks #spacetourism #BelkinWeMo #Artemis #telnet #nasa #snow #WeMo

Hackaday Links: February 1, 2026

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/01/hackaday-links-february-1-2026/

Top level peeps at Blue Origin told employees they are "pausing" flights of its New Shepard rocket to focus resources on "human lunar capabilities" aka future missions to land humans on the moon. Employees indicate they think this is the cancellation of the program. https://www.npr.org/2026/01/30/nx-s1-5694644/blue-origin-pauses-space-tourism-flights-to-focus-on-lunar-lander #Space #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #Moon #MoonLanding #Rocket #SpaceTravel #SpaceCraft #SpaceTourism

@isaackuo I presume the majority of manufacturing will be #robotic, but they predict a market "from mining and construction to #hospitality" https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/industrial-products/library/space-industry-trends.html. There are enough potential "first customers" for #SpaceTourism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_billionaires and just as in aviation #LaunchCost prices will fall (as soon as enough human-rated rockets are available). There are at least several dozen companies which believe in business potential https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations

#Axiom Station is designed to look like a boutique #hotel and is expected to launch in 📆 2028. #VoyagerSpace aims to launch its version, called #Starlab, the same year, and #BlueOrigin’s #OrbitalReef #SpaceStation plans to follow in 2030.

While the cost of a stay aboard any of these outposts has not been released, expect ticket 🎫 prices in the tens of millions of dollars at first https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1130030/commercial-space-stations-2026-breakthrough-technology/

#SpaceTourism

#Thunderbird station, a single large module that would expand to a volume of 350 cubic meters, can be launched on a single #Falcon9. The station is designed to support four people 🧑‍🚀 continuously and includes two docking ports for visiting vehicles. The next major development milestone is a small prototype scheduled to launch in early 📆 2027 https://spacenews.com/max-space-unveils-plans-for-commercial-space-station

#MaxSpace #SpaceStation #SpaceTourism

United Kingdom Joins Germany, Croatia, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta and More Countries Exploring in Astro Tourism, Luxury Travel, Blue Economy: News Update is Here https://www.byteseu.com/1737314/ #AstroTourism #BlueEconomy #CroatiaTravelNews #EuropeanCoastalDestinations #GermanyTravelNews #ItalyTravelNews #LatestTravelNewsOfGermany #LatestTravelNewsOfUk #LuxuryTravel #Malta #SpaceTourism #TopDestinationsInUk

Flight log: Blue Origin team leader flies standby to space
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more people on a brief suborbital space trip today — including the director of Blue Origin's New Shepard launch operations and training team.

The flight, known as NS-38, was Blue Origin’s 38th New Shepard missi
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/01/22/flight-log-blue-origin-team-leader-flies-standby-to-space/
#CosmicSpace #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115928033913415820

Have you picked the #crew yet?

We are in deep negotiations with both #private individuals 🧑‍🚀 and nation states. Especially with the Q1 2027 launch 🚀 date, in our desire to follow with the crew right after, this is now becoming pretty urgent. We believe we can compress training on #Dragon and #Haven1 to maybe as little as six months.

#SpaceStation #SpaceTourism

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115928033913415820

Have you picked the #crew yet?

We are in deep negotiations with both #private individuals 🧑‍🚀 and nation states. Especially with the Q1 2027 launch 🚀 date, in our desire to follow with the crew right after, this is now becoming pretty urgent. We believe we can compress training on #Dragon and #Haven1 to maybe as little as six months.

#SpaceStation #SpaceTourism

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115928033913415820

Have you picked the #crew yet?

We are in deep negotiations with both #private individuals 🧑‍🚀 and nation states. Especially with the Q1 2027 launch 🚀 date, in our desire to follow with the crew right after, this is now becoming pretty urgent. We believe we can compress training on #Dragon and #Haven1 to maybe as little as six months.

#SpaceStation #SpaceTourism

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115928033913415820

Have you picked the #crew yet?

We are in deep negotiations with both #private individuals 🧑‍🚀 and nation states. Especially with the Q1 2027 launch 🚀 date, in our desire to follow with the crew right after, this is now becoming pretty urgent. We believe we can compress training on #Dragon and #Haven1 to maybe as little as six months.

#SpaceStation #SpaceTourism

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115928033913415820

Have you picked the #crew yet?

We are in deep negotiations with both #private individuals 🧑‍🚀 and nation states. Especially with the Q1 2027 launch 🚀 date, in our desire to follow with the crew right after, this is now becoming pretty urgent. We believe we can compress training on #Dragon and #Haven1 to maybe as little as six months.

#SpaceStation #SpaceTourism

#SpaceTourism to

#ISS : 2001 Dennis Tito 2002 Mark Shuttleworth 2005 Gregory Olsen 2006 Anousheh Ansari 2007, 2009 Charles Simonyi 2008 Richard Garriott 2009 Guy Laliberté 2021 Yusaku Maezawa, Yozo Hirano 2022 Eytan Stibbe, Larry Connor, Mark Pathy 2023 John Shoffner

#LEO : 2021 Jared Isaacman, Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneaux, Christopher Sembroski 2024 Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, Anna Menon 2025 Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Eric Philips, Rabea Rogge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tourism#List_of_space_tourism_trips

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115884631610047441

The first #hotel, an inflatable structure, would be launched in 📆 2032 and would be capable of supporting up to four guests at a time. The next iteration beyond this would be the fancier structure, built from #Moon bricks 🧱

#SpaceTourism

When will #SpaceTourism to orbit 🌌 or beyond be available other than to the #ISS, #Tiangong or (to stay) in a #Dragon / #Starliner capsule ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tourism#Orbital_space_tourism

#Haven2 #Starlab #OrbitalReef #VoyagerSpace #VoyagerStation #journalism #SpaceHotel #Starship #NewGlenn #Gaganyaan #HumanSpaceflight

First Hotel In Moon To Be Set Up Soon, Costing More Than Rs 90 Crore Per Bed; Here’s How To Reserve A Spot

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/104624/first-hotel-in-moon-to-be-set-up-soon-costing-more-than-rs-90-crore-per-bed-heres-how-to-reserve-a-s

First Hotel In Moon To Be Set Up Soon, Costing More Than Rs 90 Crore Per Bed; Here’s How To Reserve A Spot

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/104624/first-hotel-in-moon-to-be-set-up-soon-costing-more-than-rs-90-crore-per-bed-heres-how-to-reserve-a-s

First Hotel In Moon To Be Set Up Soon, Costing More Than Rs 90 Crore Per Bed; Here’s How To Reserve A Spot

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/104624/first-hotel-in-moon-to-be-set-up-soon-costing-more-than-rs-90-crore-per-bed-heres-how-to-reserve-a-s

First Hotel In Moon To Be Set Up Soon, Costing More Than Rs 90 Crore Per Bed; Here’s How To Reserve A Spot

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/104624/first-hotel-in-moon-to-be-set-up-soon-costing-more-than-rs-90-crore-per-bed-heres-how-to-reserve-a-s

First Hotel In Moon To Be Set Up Soon, Costing More Than Rs 90 Crore Per Bed; Here’s How To Reserve A Spot

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/104624/first-hotel-in-moon-to-be-set-up-soon-costing-more-than-rs-90-crore-per-bed-heres-how-to-reserve-a-s

Altitude alone isn't a sensible way to define an #astronaut. Flying on a commercial airliner ✈️ does not make you an aviator. Riding in a ferry ⛴️ does not make you a mariner. Stepping into a #rocket 🚀 is an insufficient condition for #astronaut wings.
Orbital #tourism must reach #orbital speeds of approximately 28,000 km per hour. Orbital tourists spend more time in Space 🌌 and travel farther from Earth https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/who-owns-outer-space/space-tourism/DC27962FB213D032D820504C173E9BD8

#BlueOrigin #NewShepard #suborbital #SpaceTourism

Blue Origin launches first wheelchair user into space
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture added a page to the space history books today by sending the first wheelchair user into space.

“It was the coolest experience,” said Michaela “Michi” Benthaus, a German-born aerospace and mechatronics engineer at the Europe
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/12/20/blue-origin-launches-first-wheelchair-user-into-space/
#GeekWire #Accessibility #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

Blue Origin to fly Michi Benthaus on upcoming New Shepard flight, advancing accessibility in suborbital tourism
- By Leonard David

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/blue-origins-next-space-tourism-flight-will-break-new-ground-for-people-with-disabilities
More: https://hype.aero/coverage/blue-origin/?story=155043de-52f4-4ee7-b446-cbce9d67626b
#blueorigin #spacetourism #space

Flight log: Six spacefliers go suborbital with Blue Origin
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture sent six more people on a brief suborbital space trip today aboard a New Shepard rocket ship. The flight, known as NS-36, was Blue Origin's 36th New Shepard mission and the 15th crewed flight.

Today's 10-minute flight was cond
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/10/08/flight-log-six-spacefliers-go-suborbital-with-blue-origin/
#CosmicSpace #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

Blue Origin launches six space tourists, including an unidentified ‘mystery’ passenger, on 15th suborbital flight
- By Mike Wall

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/blue-origin-launches-space-nomads-ns-36-space-tourists-flight
More: https://hype.aeroNone
#blueorigin #spacetourism #space

Blue Origin plans to expand suborbital space program
The executive in charge of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital space program has laid out plans to scale up the operation for weekly launches — and says the company is looking into setting up a second launch site, perhaps outside the U.S.

Phil Joyce, Blue Origin’s senior vice president for Ne
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/09/29/blue-origin-plans-to-expand-suborbital-space-program/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism

Blue Origin reportedly plans to expand New Shepard suborbital space fleet and launch facilities - Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship lifts off for an suborbital trip in April. ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/blue-origin-expand-new-shepard-suborbital-space/ #suborbitalspaceflight #spacetourism #blueorigin #newshepard #space

Space Economy Booms to $1.8 Trillion by 2035, Echoing 1990s Internet

The space economy is exploding, much like the internet did in the 1990s, yet many corporations remain on…
#NewsBeep #News #Internet #AU #Australia #ceeconomy #globalconnectivity #reusablerockets #satellitetechnology #spacetourism #Technology
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/52702/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/327681/ Space Economy Booms to $1.8 Trillion by 2035, Echoing 1990s Internet #CeEconomy #GlobalConnectivity #Internet #ReusableRockets #SatelliteTechnology #SpaceTourism #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom

Crypto billionaire finally gets his $28M trip into space
Controversial crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun finally got his suborbital ride into space today from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, four years after he put in the winning $28 million bid for a seat.

Five other spacefliers were alon
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/08/03/crypto-billionaire-finally-gets-his-28m-trip-into-space/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #Cryptocurrency #JustinSun #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

Crypto billionaire takes his $28M space trip with five others on Blue Origin’s rocket ship - Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket ship rises from its West Texas launch pad. (Blue... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/crypto-justin-sun-28m-blue-origin-space/ #suborbitalspaceflight #spacetourism #blueorigin #newshepard #justinsun #crypto #space

Troubled balloon-tourism pioneer Space Perspective bought by Spanish company
- By Mike Wall

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/troubled-balloon-tourism-pioneer-space-perspective-bought-by-spanish-company
More: https://hype.aero/space/?story=d5fbc388-2f26-4c42-a0eb-1187206ef4a1
#spacetourism #space

Crypto billionaire is finally getting his $28M ride to space
Four years after he put in a precedent-setting $28 million bid for a suborbital space trip, crypto billionaire Justin Sun is due to fly on the next mission planned by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture.

Sun and five other people were lis
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/07/21/crypto-billionaire-is-finally-getting-his-28m-ride-to-space/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #Cryptocurrency #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

Blue Origin sends six spacefliers on a suborbital ride
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture launched six more travelers to the edge of the final frontier today, even as the billionaire and his new wife finished up a weekend of wedding festivities in Venice.

The New Shepard rocket lifted off from the Kent, Was
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/06/29/blue-origin-sends-six-spacefliers-on-a-suborbital-ride/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #JeffBezos #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

Blue Origin sends world travelers on brief space odyssey
Six well-traveled adventurers rode Blue Origin’s suborbital rocket ship to go where they’ve never gone before: the edge of space. The 10-minute mission lifted off from the Kent, Wash.-based company’s Launch Site One in West Texas at 8:39 a.m. CT (6:39 a.m. PT) today
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/05/31/blue-origin-sends-world-travelers-on-brief-space-odyssey/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

"Everybody’s going to know if you paid to be a passenger on a five-minute #suborbital flight or if you’re the commander of an interplanetary #space vehicle.”

100 kilometers is how the Swiss-based World Air Sports Federation defines the #Kármán line.

Experiencing #weightlessness has little to do with altitude. It's a minutes-long version of the sensation people experience when they reach the peak of a big roller-coaster 🎢 hill

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/13/science/blue-origin-karman-line-space-mission/index.html

#NewShepard #SpaceTourism

🚀🤡 BREAKING: Our favorite space tourists just realized the cosmic Uber ride wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Turns out, the Boeing Starliner had more #glitches than a Windows 95, but don't worry, #NASA says everything's fine—just hit "restart" and hope for the best! 🙃🔧
https://nypost.com/2025/04/03/us-news/butch-wilmore-reveals-failures-on-the-boeing-starliner-were-far-dire-than-originally-reported/ #spaceTourism #BoeingStarliner #cosmicUber #techHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Blue Origin’s next space trip will feature all-female crew
The next suborbital spaceflight planned by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is due to follow through on the dream of Bezos’ fiancee, Lauren Sanchez, to lead an all-woman crew — and that crew will include pop superstar Katy Perry and m
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/02/27/blue-origins-next-space-trip-will-feature-all-female-crew/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #LaurenSanchez #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight #Women

Blue Origin adds a bit of mystery to suborbital space trip
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent its 10th crew on a quick suborbital ride to space today, extending its list of spacefliers to more than 50. And that list now includes the first customer who preserved a bit of his privacy as he flew.

Blue Origin’s N
https://cosmiclog.com/2025/02/25/blue-origin-adds-a-bit-of-mystery-to-suborbital-space-trip/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

Blue Origin launches a pair of two-timers into space
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more people to the edge of space today — including the first husband-and-wife pair to make two trips together to the final frontier, and a science communicator who describes herself as “the Space Gal.”

The six spacefliers we
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/11/22/blue-origin-launches-a-pair-of-two-timers-into-space/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

🇨🇳 #DeepBlue Aerospace is selling the first two #suborbital tickets 📅 Oct. 24, will officially start suborbital travel commercialization in 📅 2027 https://spacenews.com/chinas-deep-blue-aerospace-reveals-suborbital-tourism-plans/

#SpaceTourism #China

🎈 30km test flight https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/space-perspective-space-tourism-balloon-test-1235867135/

#SpacePerspective #SpaceshipNeptune #SpaceTourism

Blue Origin marks a first for NASA space research
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture today provided a brief dose of spaceflight to six people, including the first researcher to conduct his own experiment on a suborbital space trip with NASA support.

The team for Blue Origin’s eighth crewed New Shepard mission included Rob
https://cosmiclog.com/2024/08/29/blue-origin-marks-a-first-for-nasa-space-research/
#GeekWire #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

Sigh. #billionairesinspace #spacetourism #space https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-26/spacex-polaris-dawn-billionaire-space-walk-jared-isaacman-elon-musk-nasa

Sigh. #billionairesinspace #spacetourism #space https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2024-08-26/spacex-polaris-dawn-billionaire-space-walk-jared-isaacman-elon-musk-nasa