The real breakthrough in space tourism accessibility is coming within the next 12-18 months, SpaceVIP CEO Roman Chiporukha reveals
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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
Aerospace
Boeing postpones first astronaut launch due to valve issue
The postponement occurred just two hours before the scheduled liftoff from Cape Canaveral
Space
What the Middle East’s intention to invest in space tells us about the fortunes of the industry in 2024
By investing in space, the region can support its energy transition and greater agricultural sustainability and remain resilient at a time of global geopolitical and technological volatility
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
Astronauts
UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi gears up for space travel in less than 6 weeks
This is the UAE’s second ISS mission, after Emirati astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri spent eight days at ISS in 2019
Aerospace
Gallery: UAE astronaut Hazzaa Ali Al Mansoori returns to Earth after successful space expedition
Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates returns to Earth after he and Expedition 60 crewmembers Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA landed in their Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019.
Buzz Aldrin
Interview: Buzz Aldrin – 50 years since he changed history
Buzz Aldrin represents what, for many people, is one of America’s greatest ever achievements. The former astronaut speaks to Arabian Business about commercial space exploration, life on Mars, and why he will never be happy with being second
Akane Imamura
Video: Meet the engineer dreaming of a Lunar City
After a decades-long lull, interest in the moon is back — this time led by startups, including Tokyo-based ispace Inc., which is hoping to land two of its miniature rovers on the lunar surface in 2021.
Apollo
Video: Billionaires have funded space travel for decades
Reading today’s headlines you may think that billionaire entrepreneurs are new to the space race – they’re not. It all started with them. Here’s the brief history of private space travel.
Blue Origin
Video: Why SpaceX and Blue Origin are competing with China
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin have long dominated the news with their respective advances in private space travel industry.