The TUI Palma Marathon Mallorca 2024 shines as a global sporting event

 

The TUI Palma Marathon Mallorca 2024 concluded triumphantly this past Sunday, marking another year of extraordinary participation. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the biggest running event in the Balearic Islands, attracted more than 8,400 athletes, 44% of which were female – the highest for a marathon in Spain. With representation from 75 countries the TUI Palma Marathon Mallorca once again cemented its status as a premier international marathon. The streets of Palma came alive with a dynamic blend of athleticism, excitement, and the support of thousands of family members and friends cheering from the sidelines.

HALO Space gears up for groundbreaking test flight in Saudi Arabia this June

 

HALO Space, a leading company in the near space tourism sector, has revealed plans for its sixth test flight to take place in Saudi Arabia this June, pending approval from the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST)—the regulatory body for space activities in Saudi Arabia.

Space Perspective unveils forst images of Spaceship Neptune capsule structure

 

FLORIDA SPACE COAST, FLA. – Space Perspective unveiled the first images of its completed test capsule structure. The first to be designed for tourism flights under a SpaceBalloon, the spherical capsule, together with the reserve descent system and SpaceBalloon, make up the company’s innovative spacecraft called Spaceship Neptune.

Space Perspective unveils first-ever Space Spa as part of its spaceship Neptune Capsule interior

 

Florida Space Coast – Space Perspective unveiled the custom design for its restroom – a first-ever Space Spa. Space Perspective has completely reimagined human spaceflight with an innovative spacecraft (Spaceship Neptune) that features a pressurized capsule propelled slowly to the edge of space by a giant SpaceBalloon.

VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES FIRST PRIVATE ASTRONAUT SPACEFLIGHT ‘GALACTIC 02’

 

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the “Company,”) today announced the completion of its first private astronaut flight, ‘Galactic 02.’ The mission achieved multiple historic milestones, showcasing how Virgin Galactic spaceflights are broadening access to space for a diverse, global community of astronauts. 

Antigua and Barbuda Prepares for Historic Space Journey

The twin-island Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda is eagerly anticipating a historic event as Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastasia Mayers prepare to embark on a space travel journey. This monumental journey will make them Antigua and Barbuda’s first astronauts and the first mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean to go to space.

VIRGIN GALACTIC ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2023 FINANCIAL RESULTS AND PROVIDES BUSINESS UPDATE

 

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the "Company”)  announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023 and provided a business update.

Virgin Galactic Completes Inaugural Commercial Spaceflight

 

Second successful spaceflight in two months

'Galactic Ol' spaceflight carried 13 research payloads and three crew members from the Italian Air Force and the National Research Council of Italy

Virgin Galactic gears up for its first commercial spaceflight launch on June 29

 

Virgin Galactic is all set to launch its first commercial spaceflight on June 29.

The space tourism company’s ‘Galactic 01’ will transport a team of four crew members, consisting of three individuals from the Italian Air Force and one representative from the National Research Council of Italy.

Increased space tourism may deal fresh damage to Ozone layer

 

Ozone layer around the Earth is essential for the well-being of humankind. It absorbs the harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sunlight.

Ozone layer depletion has been a key issue for decades and fortunately, some resolute global action has slowed down depletion of Ozone.

Space Perspective becomes the first global space travel experience company

 

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – Space Perspective unveiled MS Voyager – the world’s first Marine Spaceport for human spaceflight, and the first in a planned fleet of this new class of spaceports globally. Spaceports are sites for launching and receiving spacecraft. Now with the capacity to launch from marine-based sites around the world, in addition to launching from land on Florida’s Space Coast, Space Perspective becomes the first global space travel experience company, offering safe and sustainable journeys to the edge of space from where Explorers live and play. 

Space travel to unlock new travel experiences

 Will Whitehorn, who headed the space operation of Virgin from 2004 to 2010 and sits on the government of UK’s space advisory panel, informed this week to WTM London that he thought there would be a huge demand for “rapid, round-planet” travel-making use of the hypersonic aircraft, operating “within four or five years”.

World View collaborates with NASA for annual TechRise Student Challenge

 

TUCSON, Ariz. - Stratospheric exploration company World View has been selected by NASA as one of two commercial space flight providers for winners of the agency’s TechRise Student Challenge. This year’s competition invites student teams from grades six through 12 to design, build, and launch experiments using stratospheric balloons.

Space Perspective unveils exciting new patented capsule design

 

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA – Space travel is about to get safer, more comfortable, and even more thrilling. Space Perspective, Planet Earth's leading luxury space travel company, unveils the patent-pending Spaceship Neptune capsule design - the result of thousands of virtual flight tests and simulations - and now in production at the company’s state-of-the-art campus, near its Operations Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Virgin Galactic partners with Virtuoso for increasing ticket sells

 

Virtuoso and Virgin Galactic have entered a strategic partnership to make a limited number of seats for Virgin Galactic’s spaceflight experience. These will be available to Virtuoso’s global client base. This way both can share their client base with one another.

China is set to enter into space tourism domain

 

A space tech company based in China explained that it had recently signed a cooperation agreement with the largest state-owned travel corporation of the country. It’s the sign that the onset of domestic space tourism industry is quite close by.

A SpaceX tourism mission just arrived at the ISS

 

A SpaceX capsule carrying three paying customers and a former NASA astronaut has arrived at the International Space Station, finishing the first leg of this first-of-its-kind mission that will last about 10 days.

The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday morning.

NASA is finally allowing space tourism

 

In 1984, during the Reagan administration, the law that established NASA was amended to encourage private enterprise off Earth: “The general welfare of the United States of America requires that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration seek and encourage, to the maximum extent possible, the fullest commercial use of space.”

Space Perspective becomes only space tourism company to accept cryptocurrency online for commercial space flights

 

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. – Space Perspective, a leading luxury spaceflight experience company, began accepting cryptocurrencies – including Bitcoin, Ethereum and many others – as payment to reserve a flight on Spaceship Neptune.