by Mark Williamson | Jun 17, 2021 | China, Launches, Personal spaceflight, Satellites, Seradata News, space station
China launched its first crew to the Tianhe core module of the formative China Space Station (CSS) on 17 June 2021, marking an historic development for this relatively new spacefaring nation. The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft was launched to a 380 km low Earth orbit on a...
by Mark Williamson | Jun 14, 2021 | Blue Origin, Commercial human spaceflight, Finance, Personal spaceflight, Seradata News, Space tourism, Suborbital
The final bids are in and Blue Origin has raised US$28 million for a seat on the first crewed flight of its New Shepard vehicle. The name of the winner has yet to be released, but they will join Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and his younger brother, Mark, on the...
by Matt Wilson | Jun 3, 2021 | Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, International Space Station, Personal spaceflight, Seradata News, Space tourism, SpaceX
Axiom Space has purchased three further private, human spaceflight missions to the ISS. This order, made on 2 June, follows on from one signed in March 2020 for its first AX-1 mission – planned for January 2022. With this new order Axiom has returned to SpaceX...
by Matt Wilson | May 24, 2021 | Commercial human spaceflight, History, Launches, Personal spaceflight, Seradata News, Space tourism, Suborbital, Virgin Galactic
At 1526 GMT on 22 May Virgin Galactic achieved its first successful suborbital crewed mission from Spaceport America, New Mexico. Following its release from the WhiteKnightTwo – VMS Eve – carrier aircraft the SpaceShipTwo vehicle – VSS Unity –...
by Mark Williamson | May 18, 2021 | Commercial human spaceflight, International Space Station, Personal spaceflight, Russia, Seradata News, Space tourism, SpaceX
It looks as if the floodgates might be about to open in the space tourism market following years of frustratingly slow progress. On 13 May, space tourism company Space Adventures announced that two civilians will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on the...
by David Todd | Aug 4, 2020 | Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, NASA, Personal spaceflight, Seradata News, SpaceX
NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who were launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour for a near 64 day say have successfully returned to Earth via a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico, just south of Pensacola,...
