One day Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft may accommodate tourists in much the same way Russia flies paying passengers on its Soyuz missions, according to a Reuters report. The head of the China National Space Administration, China’s rough equivalent to NASA, said he was open to that possibility, although not immediately. “Once our technology is more mature, […]
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The X Prize Foundation issued a media advisory today confirming that Anousheh Ansari will be in Washington DC tomorrow morning to appear at a press conference where the foundation will be announcing their new genomics prize. (I have a meeting conflict and can’t get out of the office to attend, unfortunately.) No other appearances or […] Lost in the news last week about the SS2 unveiling, Ansari’s return to Earth, and the formation of another space tourism company was this little tidbit from Russia: the Russian space agency Roskosmos plans to increase the price it charges for commercial passengers on Soyuz flights. The price will go up nine percent, from $20 […] The Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft carrying Anousheh Ansari and two astronauts landed safely late Thursday in Kazakhstan, and Ansari appeared to be in good condition as she emerged from the capsule after landing; her husband, Hamid, was on hand to greet her. I have not seen much about her near-term post-landing plans, although she is reportedly […] Around this time tomorrow Anousheh Ansari will no longer be on the station, having joined Pavel Vinogradov and Jeffrey Williams on the Soyuz spacecraft that will take them back to Earth; landing is scheduled in Kazakhstan at approximately 9:10 pm EDT Thursday. In the meantime, Ansari speaks about the joys of weightlessness and the benefits […] Anousheh Ansari continues her blogging (or pseudo-blogging or whatever you want to call it), discussing life on the station and watching the Earth from the station. The best part,” however, she notes, “and by far my favorite view up here is the view of the universe at night. The stars up here are unbelievable… […] Anousheh Ansari discusses some “space travel details” in her latest blog entry, including keeping clean and exercising. Not exactly the most romantic material but, as she puts it, “So I guess all the beauty and excitement of space comes with a price.” Also: the ISS is in the 281 area code, as Peter Diamandis […] In her latest post on her blog, Anousheh Ansari explains why there’s a delay in her posts: I do not have realtime access to email. The email process is a batch process so it happens three times a day. I will do my best to get at least one entry in per day. Also, she […] Anousheh Ansari continues to blog from space, although there appears to be some kind of delay or other lag in their appearance on the site. A post titled “Atlantis from Orbit”, dated September 22 at 4:11 pm GMT (12:11 pm EDT) starts “L.A. [Michael Lopez-Alegria] just called me to watch the shuttle Atlantis land…” […] Anousheh Ansari’s blog now has its first post from space, in the form of an email from Ansari to Peter Diamandis. (Some might quibble whether that counts as blogging from space, but that’s a technicality that’s lost on most people.) “I cannot keep my eyes off the windows,” she writes. “Earth is magnificent and peaceful […] |
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