space tourism

Ribbon-Cutting for Space Perspective’s Balloon Manufacturing Plant

Posted on August 22, 2023. Categorized under: Economic Development

August 22, 2023 – Space tourism marks a significant milestone today with the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Space Perspective’s balloon manufacturing facility at Space Coast Regional Airport.  The luxury rides to the edge of space will be hoisted quietly by a hydrogen-filled polyethylene balloon that will rise to 100,000 feet and expand to a teardrop shape… [Continue Reading]

Space Tourists Make History

Posted on April 18, 2022. Categorized under: Regional News, Space Exploration

The 11-person crew aboard the station comprises of (clockwise from bottom right) Expedition 67 Commander Tom Marshburn with Flight Engineers Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, Sergey Korsakov, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, and Matthias Maurer; and Axiom Mission 1 astronauts (center row from left) Mark Pathy, Eytan Stibbe, Larry Conner, and Michael Lopez-Alegria. Image credit: NASA April... [Continue Reading]

Here’s A Great Travel Idea—Space!

Posted on December 12, 2021. Categorized under: Regional News

December 12, 2021 - Travel and Leisure provides us with a list of 50 great places to travel in 2022. And most of them are earthly stops.  But the surprising bonus suggestion on this prestigious list of places to travel is space. https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/best-places-to-travel-in-2022 Jeff Bezos inspects Blue Origin booster pad. Image Credit: Blue Origin Although... [Continue Reading]

Billionaires In Space

Posted on July 20, 2021. Categorized under: Regional News

July 20, 2021 – The wonders of space tourism have been on many a bucket list for some time, and now that dream is getting much closer, at least for those with the means to purchase a ticket. Last week, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson won the billionaires’ space race when he became the first… [Continue Reading]

Space Perspective Lifts Space Tourism

Posted on June 25, 2021. Categorized under: Stories and Adventures

Artist rendering. Image Credit: Space Perspective June 25, 2021 - It was just a few weeks ago that someone plopped down $28 million for a ticket to ride into space on a Blue Origin rocket.  But for those looking for a quieter way to get to the upper atmosphere that also easier on the pocketbook... [Continue Reading]