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03/15/22

Determined to take a trip to space? We are. Like us, you may not be able to join SNL’s Pete Davidson and the other civilians getting ready to fly on Blue Origin’s upcoming NS-20 flight on March 23. But you can send your name into space. Artemis I will launch later this year and will […]

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Ready to book a space flight?

09/19/21

(This is a slightly different version of a story we prepared for NBC News) A trip to space has rocketed to the top of travel bucket lists for those who can afford it, after successful suborbital jaunts by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, and SpaceX’s recent launch of four civilians into orbit. The well-publicized […]

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You can go to space too! For free. Or with a donation.

07/13/21

That was pretty darn exciting to see Virgin Galactic take Richard Branson on a trip to space. Want to take that trip too? An estimated 600 people are ahead of you, having put down $250,000 for tickets over the years Virgin Galactic has been working out the technology. Many others have deposits banked for when […]

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Space Travel for us? Looking possible.

07/11/21

What can we say? Space Travel for mortals, well, rich mortals, is now much more of a reality. Thanks, Richard Branson, and your enthusiasm, for kicking it off.

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Mercury MR-3, "Freedom 7", (A19620021000) and Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia", (A19700102000) on display in the front of the James S McDonnell Space Hangar at the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. April 23, 2021. (Smithsonian Photo by Mark Avino)

EU may soon welcome back US Travelers + Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center to reopen

04/26/21

Sick of being stuck at home? Eyeing Europe for that first post-pandemic trip? You may be in luck. A New York Times story on Sunday evening offers real hope that you may be able to head that way. Perhaps as early as this summer. According to the NYT, the EU is Set to Let Vaccinated […]

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Astronauts have that isolation live/work thing down

10/11/20

Last week was World Space Week and Viking TV (a pandemic project of Viking Cruises) offered a full week of space-themed content. I tuned in for the “When Space is Home” panel discussion with journalist Lynn Sherr and four former astronauts. On the list of topics: animals in space, new toilets in space, and food […]

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Prize patrol: Space trip from Land Rover & Virgin Galactic

09/07/14

As part of the debut for its new compact SUV called the Discovery Sport, Land Rover has unveiled a contest with partner Virgin Galactic to send you and three friends into space. To enter the Galactic Discovery competition, you’ll need to have a Facebook account and you’ll need to produce a 30-second video (or still […]

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