Starship broke up 8 minutes after launch, moments after its Super Heavy Booster was successfully caught by mechanical arms on ground
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Space tourism’s middle market moment? The $125,000 ticket making balloon flights more accessible than Everest, Titanic expeditions
The real breakthrough in space tourism accessibility is coming within the next 12-18 months, SpaceVIP CEO Roman Chiporukha reveals
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SpaceX delivers first-ever private spacewalk for tech billionaire
Jared Isaacman, tethered to the spacecraft, spent nearly 15 minutes outside as he tested SpaceX’s new spacesuit
Dining experience
Inside SpaceVIP’s $495k dining experience to space
The ultra-luxurious Neptune capsule features custom recliners, a space spa, a bar, and large windows for viewing
Astronauts
Stranded Starliner astronauts hopeful of returning to Earth soon
What was supposed to be an eight-day mission to ISS, is now more than a month-long as NASA and Boeing try to figure out thruster issues
Aerospace
Can Europe and the UAE lead the global space race?
A UAE-Europe partnership could help European companies struggling to raise funds to scale their operations commercially – an opportunity often lacking in European markets due to low investor appetite
Elon Musk
SpaceX’s Starship rocket completes fourth test flight without exploding
This historic flight marks a major milestone for the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, which aims to take crew and cargo to Earth orbit, the Moon, Mars, and beyond
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World’s most powerful rocket Starship set for fourth launch
Three previous attempts have ended in Starship’s fiery destruction
Boeing
Boeing’s Starliner is finally space-bound with two astronauts
The NASA-funded programme besieged with several delays and going over budget; Rival SpaceX’s Elon Musk congratulates the launch
Commercial space race
Meet Mr Intergalactic, the world’s first space travel agent
As interest in space tourism skyrockets, Arabian Business Traveller spoke to the world’s first space travel agent to see how just you can go intergalactic
Blue Origin
Bezos’ Blue Origin to resume space launches next week
The company was asked to carry out 21 corrective measures after engine failure in its previous unmanned flight in September last year
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India takes a walk on the moon as ISRO confirms rover Pragyan’s rollout
“Pragyan rover has rolled out from ‘Vikram’ lander,” ISRO said in a tweet on Thursday morning
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UAE leaders praise India and ISRO on successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar landing
President Sheikh Mohamed and Vice-President Sheikh Mohammed are among the first leaders to congratulate India and PM Modi
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‘Indians on the moon’: Chandrayaan-3 makes historic landing on the moon
An Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon on Wednesday
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Indians celebrate historic Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing around the world
India has successfully made history by soft landing the Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon’s south pole, celebrations roar around the world
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LIVE: India’s Chandrayaan-3 live Moon landing stream updates here
Everything you need to know about India’s historic Moon landing
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Here’s how you can watch India’s Chandrayaan-3 make history on the moon…
Chandrayaan-3 is en route to the moon’s south pole, with a scheduled soft landing expected today