Tag: space tourism
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#MorningMonarchy: July 17, 2018
Trade secrets, cybersecurity startups and robo prototypes + this day in history w/the Port Chicago disaster and our song of the day by the Beastie Boys on your Morning Monarchy for July 17, 2018.
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#MorningMonarchy: July 10, 2018
Fake accounts, sweetheart deals and irresponsible use + this day in history w/the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior and our song of the day by Menace Beach on your Morning Monarchy for July 10, 2018.
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#MorningMonarchy: June 12, 2018
Cyber capabilities, net neutralities and smart cat toilets + this day in history w/the Pulse Nightclub shooting and our song of the day by Luminatrix on your Morning Monarchy for June 12, 2018.
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#MorningMonarchy: January 17, 2017
Ice station zebra, Cellebrite hacked and Obama’s legacy + this day in history w/Eisenhower’s warning and our song of the day by Nikki Lane on your Morning Monarchy for January 17, 2017.
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#MorningMonarchy: March 22, 2016
Face2Face, humanoids and hacks + this day in history w/Hale–Bopp and our song of the day by Aesop Rock on your Morning Monarchy for March 22, 2016.
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Branson Determined to Find Cause of #Virgin Spaceship Crash
from reuters.com: Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson said on Saturday he was determined to find out what caused a passenger spaceship being developed by his space tourism company to crash during a test flight in California, killing one pilot and injuring the other. Branson arrived in California’s Mojave Desert to meet his Virgin Galactic team and…
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Start-Ups Aim to Conquer Space Market
from nytimes.com: Silicon Valley, not content with changing how retailers, taxi companies and hotels do business, is taking its disruptive ways into outer space. Several young companies with roots in Silicon Valley are trying to elbow their way into a business long dominated by national governments and aeronautics giants like Boeing.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: More than 100,000 people want to fly to Mars in 2022
from dailymail.co.uk: More than 100,000 people have applied to be a part of the Mars One project, which aims to colonize the red planet starting in 2022. Out of the thousands, 40 people will be selected. Of the 40, just four will participate in the first passage to Mars, which is scheduled to leave in…
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Mars And Back In 501 Days
Inspiration Mars Foundation (IMF) announced intent to send two citizens to within 100 miles of Mars.
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To The Moon? Firm Hopes To Sell $1.5 Billion Trips
A team of former NASA executives is launching a private venture to send people to the moon for a price that is definitely out of this world.
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SpaceX Launch Successful Second Time Around
Universe Today reports successful Space X launch on May 22 from Cape Canaveral after a previous T-Minus Zero abort. The Space X Dragon replaces the Space Shuttle.
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billionaire plans mega plane for space tourism
stratolaunch plane could make space tourism affordable* from the register: Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul G Allen has set foot down a path trailblazed generations ago by another eccentric business kingpin: he intends to build the biggest aircraft ever flown. However unlike Howard Hughes’ monster “Spruce Goose” 1940s flying boat, Allen’s plan appears at least feasible…
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9/15 Defcon: Virgin, Havoc & White Space
Virgin aims for first space launch within a year // US military plane forced to land after North Korean electronic attack in March // Netflix for books? Amazon is considering // Google purchases Big Blue patents to defend Android // Twin Towers on Mars
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amazon ceo bezos’ rocket fails during test
from pcmag: Space tourism was dealt a setback this week after a spacecraft funded by Amazon chief Jeff Bezos was lost during a recent test.
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danes homemade rocket launch a success!
An article in The Miami Herald reported Friday a Danish group of space enthusiasts launched a 30 ft homemade rocket (pictured) successfully from Bornholm island. The rocket reached five miles in altitude before retrieved later intact from the Baltic Sea. The HEAT 1X Tyco Brahe is a rocket spacecraft combo designed and built by Copenhagen…