Entries in Orbital (2)

Monday
Jan242011

Space Adventures

- Soyuz TM-32 Preparing to launch Dennis Tito -

It is your time, private space explorer!
What if you could pay for a ticket to space, the same way you buy an airplane ticket to your favorite vacation destination? Could space travel be that easy? It already is, thanks to a company called Space Adventures. They are the first and only company to date, to have sent private space explorers to the International Space Station. They have finally opened the door for the rest of us, the private space explorers, to go to space.

In this post, I'll be covering the company Space Adventures, the space flights it offers (present and future), and the amazing individuals it has flown to space thus far.

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Wednesday
Dec292010

My Top 10 for 2010

 

What a year it has been!
Private space has grown by leaps and bounds this year. This year was marked by commercial companies achieving major milestones, new partnerships, and surprisingly, a good amount of NASA funding to help the industry along. Here is my little take on the year, hope you enjoy...

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