Private spaceflight in 2023
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by Tom Shelley
10M ago
Private Spaceflight in 2023 The last couple years have seen huge progress in opportunities for private citizens to fly to space, with three new vehicles flying for the first time. Some have continued to progress well, others have stalled. Below I take a closer look at what 2023 has in store.  SpaceX Starship on the test stand at Starbase. Credit: Nik Ansuini SpaceX A major Starship test and two private Dragon flights In the next few weeks we should see the first orbital launch of SpaceX’s massive new Starship vehicle. They recently completed a firing of 31 of the 33 engines at the s ..read more
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Private spaceflight in 2022
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by Val Chebakin
10M ago
Private Spaceflight in 2022 2021 was an extraordinary year for private spaceflight with over 20 private individuals flying to space on four different spacecraft. In this blog, I will take a look back at the achievements of 2021, as well a look forward to what we can expect from 2022. MZ onboard the International Space Station. Credit: Yusaku Maezawa Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic started things off, becoming the first private company to fly passengers to suborbital space when they launched on July 11, 2021. Richard Branson was accompanied by three Virgin Galactic staff members on the fl ..read more
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Yozo Hirano Launch date: December 8, 2021 Time...
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by Oleg Levin
10M ago
Yozo Hirano Launch date: December 8, 2021 Time in space: 14 days Born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan in 1985. Yozo joined ZOZO Co. Ltd shortly after graduating from university, in charge of management and casting director of the photography team. After leaving ZOZO, he started working as a producer and manager for MZ’s private projects, including filming for MZ’s youtube channel. On the ISS, Yozo was responsible for filming MZ during their stay. The post first appeared on Space Adventures. The post appeared first on Space Adventures ..read more
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Yusaku Maezawa Launch date: December 8, 2021 T...
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by Oleg Levin
10M ago
Yusaku Maezawa Launch date: December 8, 2021 Time in space: 14 days Yusaku Maezawa, or MZ. is a Japanese e-commerce entrepreneur and world renowned art collector. After high school he became a drummer in a rock band, and an avid record collector. His record collection became the foundation of his first company. His mail order business transformed into an online business, which lead him to own and run Start Today, a publicly traded online retail clothing business, which he eventually sold to Yahoo Japan in 2019. His Contemporary Art Collection is considered one of the finest in the world, a ..read more
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Space Adventures’ Clients, Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, Return From The ISS
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by Stacey Tearne
10M ago
Space Adventures’ Clients, Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, Return From the International Space Station Japanese entrepreneur and production assistant documented life in space during 12-day journey Space Adventures, Inc., the world’s leading space experiences company, announced the Russian Soyuz MS-20 carrying Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa (MZ) and his production assistant, Yozo Hirano, successfully landed in Kazakhstan following their spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS). The duo’s journey lasted a total of 12 days under the command of Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin. “Once ..read more
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Space Adventures’ Clients, Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, Launch to ISS
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by Stacey Tearne
10M ago
Space Adventures’ Clients, Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, Launch to International Space Station Japanese entrepreneur and production assistant begin 12-day journey of a lifetime Space Adventures, Inc., the world’s leading space experiences company, announced that Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa (MZ) and his production assistant, Yozo Hirano, successfully launched on the Russian Soyuz MS-20 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome today beginning their 12-day journey in space under the command of Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin. In preparation for his flight to the International Space Station (ISS), Mr ..read more
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Space Adventures’ Client to Participate in TRISH Research
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by Stacey Tearne
10M ago
Space Adventures’ Client to Participate in TRISH Research International research collaboration designed to increase understanding of human adaptation to spaceflight Space Adventures, Inc. and the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine announced today that human health and performance research will be a part of Yusaku Maezawa’s spaceflight to the International Space Station (ISS) launching December 8 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The research, designed to increase the understanding of the impact of spaceflight on the human body, wil ..read more
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Anousheh Ansari: A Woman Has Paid Her Own Way Into Space, Too
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by Stacey Tearne
10M ago
Space is the answer to our future on Earth. As the population grows, as our way of life requires more consumption of resources, we won’t be able to sustain life as we know it without access to the resources of space. We need to build infrastructures and technologies that will give us access to the continuous energy of the sun to power our cities, for example, and to move some manufacturing into orbit so that it doesn’t have a negative impact on our environment. Space will allow us to understand our planet and be able to predict things better, said Anousheh Ansari Read more here. The post Anous ..read more
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Space Tourism: Then and Now
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by Stacey Tearne
10M ago
These historic spaceflights represent the most recent chapter in a longer history of space tourism. More than 20 years ago, Dennis Tito, the first “space tourist” (also known as “spaceflight participant”), flew to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft for a six-day stay. Tito donated the Sokol pressure suit he wore in space to the Museum in 2003. Since his flight, only six other individuals scored self-funded travel to space (one of these intrepid travelers flew twice). Space Adventures, a US-based travel agency to the stars, facilitated these multi-million dollar, out-of-t ..read more
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Japanese billionaire gets ready for December space mission
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by Stacey Tearne
10M ago
A forthcoming flight to space by a Japanese billionaire will allow the public to have a closer look at life on board the International Space Station, the president of Space Adventures, a company that organized the flight, said Friday. Read more. The post Japanese billionaire gets ready for December space mission first appeared on Space Adventures. The post Japanese billionaire gets ready for December space mission appeared first on Space Adventures ..read more
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