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Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceships That'll Take Passengers Up in 2009

Good news for rich guys with spaceman fantasies: Virgin Galactic is on track to start launching commercial space flights in 2009, and they just announced their new spaceship designs.
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2:22 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Adam Frucci
46,224 views, 70 comments

Latest by Spaceboy: I like how this one looks. Though I don't like the flimsy shuttlecock system. I would much rather have had a lifting body. Oh well, when I design my own.... more »

space travel

Inflatable Moon Base to be Tested in Antarctica Next Year

We recently showed you simulations of Mars voyages here on earth, and now NASA is looking to get in on the fun. The department of space nerds will begin a yearlong test of an inflatable moon base in Antarctica in January. Fully inflatable in a mere 11 minutes, the base probably won't be housing astronauts on the moon in the near future, as after this test they'll probably need to test it in a vacuum chamber. But hey, eventually, right? [SpaceRef via The Raw Feed]

1:00 PM on Tue Nov 20 2007
By Adam Frucci
5,011 views, 16 comments

Latest by n/a: @king_of_fools: I wouldn't argue with that theory, but then again, a micro meteor could do the same to a 'hardened' shelter, assuming that shelter was made much like the apollo landers. Regardless of type of shelter, I wouldn't want to more »

space travel

MARS Programme Simulates Living on the Red Planet Here on Earth

We might not be all that close to sending a manned mission to Mars, but that isn't stopping people from preparing for the journey. The Mars Analogue Research Station (MARS) Programme sets up simulations of the Martian atmosphere here on Earth, allowing people to "test out protocols and procedures that will be required for human operations on Mars, and to test equipment that may be carried and used by human mission to the Red Planet."
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11:30 AM on Mon Nov 12 2007
By Adam Frucci
3,719 views, 20 comments

Latest by diverguy: This is very old news. Devon Island (Canada) has been part of Mars research for at least 3 or 4 years. more »

space travel

Explosion at Virgin Galactic Motor Test Kills Three [UPDATED]

[A third person has died. ]There's been a sad setback for Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism company yesterday: An explosion during a rocket motor test killed two people and injured another four. More »

1:15 PM on Fri Jul 27 2007
By Adam Frucci
8,015 views, 20 comments

astro-hawt

Revolutionary Biosuit Could Be the New Face of Space Wear

A professor of aeronautics and astronautics and engineering systems at MIT has come up with a revolutionary new space suit that she hopes will take the place of the traditional, bulky number worn by astronauts over the past four decades. Although still only a prototype, Dava Newman's spandex and nylon Biosuit will offer space travellers more mobility and flexibility to explore the planets. If given the nod, Professor Newman reckons the Biosuit could be ready for the first human visit to Mars,thought to be about a decade away. More »

5:37 AM on Tue Jul 17 2007
By AddyDugdale
4,737 views, 22 comments

Latest by Absent Blue: Wow, MrSalty and FoamyDog have brought up excellent points about how the body actually changes shape when moved in various ways. It's a shame that in seven years of research they couldn't have thought of this and only designed a more »

a giant leap

Space Diving Could be the Future for Astronauts and Extreme Dare-Devils


Does the idea of leaping out of a spaceship with just a specially adapted spacesuit and parachute thrill you? Thanks to a group of space scientists, the day you find yourself awaiting the order to jump 120,000 feet above Earth could be closer than you think. And it's not just an idea for extreme sports fans, as the two men behind the idea reckon that Space Diving could be used as a safety function for astronauts whose ship has malfunctioned. More »

4:33 AM on Wed Jun 27 2007
By AddyDugdale
13,448 views, 51 comments

Latest by electrikecho: Anyone can jump from a [space] plane... once more »

rockets

Take a Le Trip into Space - a Snip at $266,000

Lance Bass's trip into space cost him around $20 million, but the European space agency EADS is offering people—and rich ones at that—the chance of a quick one-and-a-half hour blast into space. The trips, starting in 2012, will cost around 200,000 euros—and will give punters the thrill of experiencing three to five minutes of weightlessness at the height of their journey. More »

7:35 AM on Thu Jun 14 2007
By Addy Dugdale
4,436 views, 21 comments

etiquette

Space Etiquette: Top Ten Tips From Astronauts, Space Docs and the Giz

So you're going into space? Don't laugh, many of you reading this will probably be space tourists, and some of you may even end up living there. Experienced astronauts and space doctors want you to know how to be cool in space, not stepping on anyone's toes (figuratively, of course) while floating around in zero G, where everything is different. These space veterans have some tips for that first space mission you're planning, making life easier for everyone on board: More »

2:27 PM on Thu Oct 19 2006
By Charlie White
1,301 views, 39 comments

Latest by spaceflight101: Until artificial gravity is developed, it is necessary to find out if conception can occur in microgravity, because until FTL is developed, serious spaceflight will be multigenerational. Something many of you have missed is Newton's laws of motion, and the more »