Tourism in Space : Discovery News

New Mission for Secret Spaceplane?

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:26 AM ET | 0

The military's miniature space shuttle could pave the way for ships to fly cargo and crew to the space station. Read more

Space Tourism: Four Front-Runners : Slide Show

Posted Fri Mar 18, 2011 04:00 PM ET | 0

Space tourism; once a starry-eyed pipe dream, now a reality that is slowly beginning to take off. Read more

Astronauts Get a View

Posted Wed Feb 17, 2010 06:03 AM ET | 0

Astronauts opened the shutters on the space station's new observation deck and were humbled by "absolutely spectacular" views of Earth. Read more

Virgin Founder Talks SpaceShipTwo

Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Dec 7, 2009 02:45 PM ET | 0

Billionaire and space tourism pioneer Richard Branson discusses Virgin Galactic's plans for commercial space flight. Read more

First Look at Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo : Big Pic

Posted Mon Dec 7, 2009 01:26 PM ET | 0

On Dec. 7, in the middle of a Californian desert, the future of space tourism was unveiled by Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites. Read more

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo VSS Enterprise

Wide Angle: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo

Posted Mon Dec 7, 2009 01:01 PM ET

On Dec. 7, Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites unveiled their vision for the future of space tourism in the shape of SpaceShipTwo. The first of the fleet, VSS Enterprise, will now undergo flight tests through 2010. Read more

Commercial Spaceships May Speed up Consumer Air Travel

Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Dec 7, 2009 11:25 AM ET | 0

Want to fly anywhere on Earth in less than two hours? Read more

Introducing SpaceShipTwo : Big Pic Gallery

Posted Mon Dec 7, 2009 01:45 AM ET | 0

Take a look at the technology behind the Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo's design. It may cost $200,000 to ride on Virgin Galactic's VSS Enterprise, but it sure is a great looking ship. Read more

First Commercial Spaceship Debuts

Posted by Irene Klotz Fri Dec 4, 2009 06:48 AM ET | 0

So far about 300 people have put down $200,000 each for tickets to ride SpaceShipTwo. Read more

Odd Rituals Surround Russian Space Flights: Discovery News

Posted Tue Aug 4, 2009 03:01 PM ET

The launch of a Russian Soyuz rocket Wednesday that will carry Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other crew members to the International Space Station will be marked by rituals dating back to the pioneering Soviet space missions of the... Read more