Aug 11th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Crossing oceans isn't enough for you? Well, NASA is working to scratch the most extreme of travel itches. The organization is putting $50 million of economic stimulus cash from the feds into putting the average traveler into space. Companies eager to develop a commercial space vehicle have 45 days to submit their proposals, and the winner will be announced by the end of September.
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Aug 11th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Crossing oceans isn't enough for you? Well, NASA is working to scratch the most extreme of travel itches. The organization is putting $50 million of economic stimulus cash from the feds into putting the average traveler into space. Companies eager to develop a commercial space vehicle have 45 days to submit their proposals, and the winner will be announced by the end of September.
The program ...Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo is on the way
Jun 10th, 2008 at 2:30PM: On the far side of the air travel spectrum, where oil isn't an issue, flight attendants aren't cranky and passengers aren't grumbling about extra baggage fees, Virgin Galactic is hanging out alone in the space travel sector. Earlier this year, VG announced plans for its new aircraft, the White Knight Two that is being built by their partner, Scaled Composites, along with the release of a variety ...The commercial space race heats up
Mar 26th, 2008 at 3:00PM: Remember Virgin Galactic? It's Richard Branson's pet project to create the first ever commercial service to fly passengers into a lower orbit, tool around in zero gravity for a little while and float back to the surface. They teamed up with Scaled Composites, the group who built the spacecraft that won the Ansari X prize, to create SpaceShipTwo, which by 2009 should soon be able to carry six ...GADLING TAKE FIVE: Week of October 6- 12
Oct 12th, 2007 at 3:15PM: Another week already? The weather shifts have me wondering what season we're in exactly. It was 93 degrees in Columbus on Monday. Today it's in the mid 50s and I've hauled out my jacket. Pumpkins started appearing at the local grocery stores and farmers markets a few weeks ago. At Gadling, you've probably noticed that Halloween posts are beginning to appear. Catherine, Kelly and Martha have their ...$30 Million Still Gets You to Space as a Tourist
Oct 4th, 2007 at 2:00PM: Today marks the 50th year anniversary of the day the space satellite Sputnik was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union. That day the space race was on.
These days, if you have the money to do it, it's not uncommon to travel to space on a private venture. That's what Richard Garriot is going to do next year. He'll be the 6th private citizen to have this ultimate get-a-away experience.
...Google Wants a Moon Rover Bad: More Private Space Travel to Follow?
Sep 15th, 2007 at 10:49AM: Fly me to the moon. If it's a robot you're talking about, you're on. Google has a grand plan. The company will pay 30 million dollars to the company that can make them a robotic moon rover, get it there, and get it to beam images and a video back to Earth so they can put it on their Web site. This endeavor is being run like a contest. Any private company in the world that can do this by the end of ...The Greatest and Most Unusual Travel Photo of All Time?
Jun 23rd, 2007 at 3:03PM: I stumbled over this image just now, and it took my breath away. Everything about the image is just so amazing: The poof-y shapes of the clouds in the background... The electric blue line that marks the boundary of the atmosphere... The absolute void of color that is space juxtaposed against the brilliant white space suit... The fact that you can see the photographer's reflection in the mask of ...Win A Trip To Space!
Feb 2nd, 2007 at 4:40PM: I'm gonna be honest: thinking about traveling to space doesn't get me fired up. I mean, there's nothing there to see or do or eat. There aren't any people to talk to. I guess I could take some cool pictures, and learning how a spaceship works might be cool. But...I think I'll stick to Earth. If you have a different take on space travel than me -- and you're an "ordinary resident" in the UK -- this ...First Pakistani Woman to Tour Space
Nov 28th, 2006 at 5:26PM: Namira Salim is not an astronaut. She does music, art, sculpture and is a peace activist, but among all this she will become the first Pakistani woman to tour outer space. In 2008 she will set out with Virgin Galactic (sister company to Virgin Atlantic) as one of the good will ambassadors for the company. The lucky woman was chosen as a member of Virgin Galactic Founders Club out of some 40,000 ...Space Tourism Training
Apr 8th, 2006 at 1:58PM: If you thought
the 840-something vaccinations needed to go certain places in Asia and Africa was outrageous enough to keep you from
ever stepping foot on either continent or far too draining to endure before reaching the final destination imagine the
training involved before going into orbit. Seems many of you are rather excited and hopeful about touring the galaxy
one day when, say ...
