Today, July 11, the VSS Unity rocket plane from Virgin Galactic, owned by billionaire Richard Branson, will go into space. The 70-year-old billionaire himself and five other passengers will be on board. The flight is scheduled for 10:30 am ET. You can watch the flight broadcast in the video below. ...
Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson has announced that he will make the first flight into space on his Unity rocket. The flight will take place on July 11. Thus, he will be ahead of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who will enter orbit in the New Shepard capsule on July 20 ...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced that he and his brother Mark will join the auction winner in the first manned flight of a New Shepard rocket in July 2021, ABC News writes. Blue Origin announced this early this morning ...
Sometimes the fate of all humanity is in the hands of only a few people. When did this happen in recent history, and what do these mistakes teach us? BBC reports. The danger of infection with deadly microorganisms from space, testing of atomic weapons and several other moments in recent history, ...
On April 12, Google released a touching video dedicated to Cosmonautics Day. It contains an appeal to Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space. His flight took place exactly 60 years ago. In the video entitled “Message to Yuri Gagarin,” astronauts, scientists, directors, students,…
The world's first space hotel is slated to open in 2027. The Voyager space station will be able to accommodate up to 400 guests. Writes about this Independent. In addition to the rooms, there will be bars, restaurants and even a gym, according to plans for an ambitious project. Orbital Assembly ...
For the first time in history, scientists have recorded a "space hurricane". It revolved over the North Pole. According to the study, a swirling mass of plasma about 600 miles (965 km) wide was several hundred miles above the North Pole and was pouring out streams of electrons. Read more about the unusual phenomenon ...
The creator and owner of the online clothing store Zozo, Yusaku Maezawa, has opened a competition for the right to fly around the moon with him on board Elon Musk's Starship. Acceptance of applications ends at midnight on March 14, writes the BBC. Link to the site for submitting applications Maezawa ...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk overtook Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for the first time on January 6 to become the richest man in the world. Tesla's 4,8% rise in share price was enough to propel Musk to the top spot on Bloomberg's billionaire ranking, which tracks daily ...
Scientists speculate that most of the existing alien civilizations in the Milky Way most likely destroyed themselves. Researchers have even created a map of the emergence and disappearance of intelligent life in our galaxy, says Focus. These are the conclusions reached by three physicists from the California Institute of Technology. IN…