by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jul 17, 2021 | News
Last Sunday (the 11th) saw Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson go into space, with 5 more people. But did they really do it? Well, yes… and no. The event was 17 years in the making. In 2004, Tier One, a Burt Rutan project with funding from Microsoft’s Paul Allen, won...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 25, 2021 | News
Today, Virgin Galactic announced that the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) expanded their operator license, to allow passenger flights to space. The road is now open for the first flight to space for paying passengers, from a private company. Virgin Galactic...
by Spyros Georgilidakis | Jun 13, 2021 | News
An auction for a space ride on the Blue Origin New Glenn capsule ended today, with the as-yet-unknown top bidder paying $28 million. The inaugural flight will take place on the 20th of July. Blue Origin’s first space ride will have four passengers on board. Blue...
