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An article in The Guardian confirms reports that Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic will have a cameo appearance in this summer’s Superman movie: Branson, a postmodern business figurehead, has a cameo role in the Superman (alongside a Virgin Galactic spacecraft) and Bond movies to be released this year. “It’s fantastic promotion,” he says, finally getting […] As before, here’s a brief summary of some highlights of the Space Access ’06 sessions on Saturday relevant to space tourism: You might remember the February 2005 announcement of the Personal Spaceflight Federation, a new industry group created to support the emerging space tourism industry. However, after that initial announcement, there was no other visible […] There were a lot of good presentations Friday at the Space Access ’06 conference in Phoenix, although not necessarily a lot of breaking news. Given limited time (plus the fact that the wireless network in the conference room was down most of the day) I’ll for the moment provide some brief highlights: Rick Homans, secretary […] Yesterday Eric Anderson, CEO of space tourism operator Space Adventures, spoke at the Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Washington. I wasn’t in attendance, but the conference organizers did post an excerpt of his talk, where he impresses upon attendees the future of space tourism: Almost exactly 45 years ago the first manned space flight […] No, this is not some kind of World Cup reference, but rather the apparent competition between two sites in Europe for a future Virgin Galactic spaceport. The British newspaper The Business noted in Sunday’s edition that Virgin Galactic has set its sights on Kiruna, in northern Sweden. Flights there would begin as early as 2011 […] In a post yesterday, I noted that Virgin Galactic is planning to attend a number of upcoming conferences. In addition to those events, there are a couple of other conferences coming up that will discuss, in part, space tourism: The Space Access Society will be hosting Space Access ’06 in Phoenix April 20-22. This conference […] The Seattle Times scores an interview with Charles Simonyi, the former Microsoft developer who signed a contract yesterday to fly to the ISS as a space tourist. While some people might be content to float around in weightlessness and spend the day looking out the window, Simonyi wants to play a more active role on […] One of the celebrities who have reportedly signed on customers of Virgin Galactic is William Shatner. Problem is, Shatner thinks otherwise, according to an interview with the Calgary Herald (via the Ottawa Citizen): “No, no, that’s not true,” the actor, a month away from 75, says from the TV set of Boston Legal. “Well, they’re […] Kate Moss, the British model who ran into some controversy—not to mention potential legal problems—in recent months after allegations of drug use, is apparently looking to get high in a very different way. According to one report, Moss wants to become the “first supermodel in space” buy purchasing a ticket for a Virgin Galactic flight. […] |
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