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☆ What’s the cheapest way to the edge of space? Ride a balloon
  + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
There are three types of space tourism companies now vying to open up this experience to the wealthy, the superwealthy and the out-of-this-world wealthy. HALO SpaceLast week in London, HALO Space CEO Carlos Mira unveiled the interior design for its Aurora space capsule, which his team hopes will transport 10,000 passengers to near-space by 2030. HALO Space declared at the presentation that it’s offering “new, safe and zero-emissions alternatives to space flights,” and having already completed five successful test flights, that it’s the most advanced company in its sector. Within a very limited space, comfortable seating, generous viewing windows, storage areas and, most importantly, a toilet cubicle all had to be integrated. Flights will launch pre-dawn, so that guests can experience a “white” sunrise at the edge of the stratosphere with the deep black of space beyond.
Persons: what’s, ”, Yuri Gagarin, “, there’s Elon, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson’s Virgin, Carlos Mira, Frank Stephenson, Alpha Romeo, Mira, Stephenson Organizations: London CNN, SpaceX, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, HALO Space, Ferrari, CT Engineering, HALO Locations: Soviet, there’s, London, ”
☆ Opinion: The cavalry won’t be coming to rescue you in space
  + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Opinion Leroy Chiao | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +6 min
CNN —As the world grapples with the implosion of the Titan submersible, commercial space companies are pressing ahead with plans to offer short hop adventures beyond the skies. Another company, Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, already has flown several paying customers to suborbital space. Visitors to suborbital space will also experience microgravity and the beautiful view of the Earth from space. The answer is I might have – if I had the financial means and had not already had my NASA spaceflight experiences. The key thing for any would-be passenger planning to board commercial vehicles to space or in the ocean is informed consent.
Persons: Leroy Chiao, Richard Branson’s Virgin, Jeff Bezos, SpaceX’s, I’ve Organizations: OneOrbit, NASA, Russian Soyuz, International Space, Safety, SpaceX, Council, White, Spaceflight, CNN, Titan, Italian Air Force, Virgin Galactic, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Russian
☆ Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit rocket company ceases operations for a week, seeks additional funding
  + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Virgin Orbit told nearly all of its staff to cease operations until at least next week as the rocket company, founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, works to secure additional funding. Though no deal for additional funding has been solidified, the source said the company is in “talks” to secure additional money. Virgin Orbit was founded in 2017 after spinning off from its sister company, Virgin Galactic, which is focused on using supersonic planes to vault high-paying tourists on joy rides to the edge of space. Virgin Orbit, on the other hand, has been developing an air-launched rocket for hauling small satellites to orbit, dubbed LauncherOne. Virgin Orbit announced it was going public — via a reverse merger agreement called a SPAC — in the fall of 2021.
☆ Virgin Orbit counts down to first space launch ever from UK soil
  + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
London CNN —Virgin Orbit is about to conduct the first ever space launch from the United Kingdom. It will also mark the first launch of commercial satellites from western Europe, and the first international launch for Virgin Orbit. Dan Hart, chief executive of Virgin Orbit, described the UK mission as a “historic endeavor.”“This launch represents the opening of a new era in the British space industry and new partnerships across industry, government, and allies,” he said in a statement released Friday. The mission, named “Start Me Up” after the Rolling Stones’ 1981 song, is a joint venture between Virgin Orbit, the UK Space Agency, Cornwall’s local government and the UK’s Royal Air Force. The country’s £16.5 billion ($20 billion) space industry directly supported about 47,000 jobs between 2019 and 2020, according to the latest available government figures.
☆ Virgin Orbit: The UK just took a step closer to space flight
  + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
London CNN —The United Kingdom is one step closer to conducting its first ever satellite launch from its own shores. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), a regulatory body, said on Wednesday that it had granted the final licenses to Virgin Orbit to carry out the launch. The company has already conducted four successful satellite launch missions in this way from California. “Today we are one step closer to opening the UK’s galactic gateway, with Virgin Orbit receiving an historic first license to allow the UK’s first ever spaceflight launch,” UK transport secretary Mark Harper said in a statement on Wednesday. The CAA said it granted Virgin Orbit the final remaining licenses after it met all necessary safety, security and environmental tests.
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