There Are More People In Space Right Now Than Ever Before

There Are More People In Space Right Now Than Ever Before

Ever since November 2000, there has always been at least one person in space at all times thanks to the International Space Station. But now, the rise in space tourism and issues faced with Boeing’s Starliner mission mean that there’s a record-breaking number of people in orbit above our planet right now. Joyriding On Two … Read more

You’re A Billionaire Getting Your First View Of Earth From Space

You’re A Billionaire Getting Your First View Of Earth From Space

It’s been a big week for space travel, after Boeing’s Starliner craft returned to Earth empty, a new record was set for the number of people in orbit and the first private space walk was a success. Now, footage of that spacewalk is online, offering you a first person view of life as a billionaire … Read more

SpaceX Wants To Send Tourists On A Space Walk Without An Airlock

SpaceX Wants To Send Tourists On A Space Walk Without An Airlock

Photo: Polaris Program/John Kraus SpaceX, somehow not the worst American space company, has long had big plans for its missions. From spacewalks to killing the International Space Station, the company always seems interested in unprecedented stunts. Now, SpaceX is rolling that spacewalk plan in with another: Sending tourists 870 miles from Earth, with no airlock. … Read more

Space Travel Makes You Dumber

Space Travel Makes You Dumber

Traveling to space should be an eye-opening experience, one that gives you a new perspective of humanity and its place in the cosmos. But while you might think an experience like this would make a person infinitely wiser, a new report found that space travel could actually make you a little bit dumber. 2024 BMW … Read more

NASA Doesn’t Want Random Billionaires Messing Up The Hubble Space Telescope

NASA Doesn’t Want Random Billionaires Messing Up The Hubble Space Telescope

Billionaires are having a moment with space right now. Elon Musk with SpaceX, Jeff Bezos with Blue Origin, even Richard Branson with Virgin Galactic — all the rich folks are building rockets so they can go look at space. But one billionaire isn’t satisfied with just looking at space: He wants to go touch it. … Read more