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Virgin Galactic's next flight will take a Pakistani to space for the 1st time
By Mike Wall published
Namira Slim will become the first person from Pakistan to reach space on Virgin Galactic's 'Galactic 04' mission, which is slated to fly on Oct. 5.
Virgin Galactic to launch next space tourist mission on Oct. 5
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic plans to launch 'Galactic 04,' its fifth spaceflight in the last five months, on Oct. 5 from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
1 year after launch failure, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket remains grounded
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital space tourism vehicle suffered a failure during an uncrewed flight on Sept. 12, 2022. It hasn't launched since.
Virgin Galactic launches 3 of its original space tourist customers to the final frontier (video)
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic launched three of its longest-standing ticketholders today (Sept. 8), sending them to suborbital space on the 'Galactic 03' mission.
Virgin Galactic will launch some of its 1st space tourist customers on 'Galactic 03' today. But who's flying?
By Mike Wall last updated
Virgin Galactic plans to launch its 'Galactic 03' space tourism mission on Sept. 8, sending three customers to the final frontier and back. You won't be able to watch it live, though.
Sex between space tourists will happen eventually. But are we ready for babies conceived off Earth?
By David Cullen published
Humans have a knack for sharing intimate moments in unlikely places...
Virgin Galactic to launch next space tourist flight on Sept. 8
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic will launch 'Galactic 03' on Sept. 8, its third commercial spaceflight and eighth space mission overall.
Fly along with Virgin Galactic's 1st private astronauts on landmark mission (video)
By Mike Wall published
A recently released video gives us an astronaut's-eye view of Virgin Galactic's second-ever commercial spaceflight, which the company aced last week.
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