
China Details Ambitious 5-Year Space Program
China has unveiled its ambitious 2026-2030 space plan, focusing on mining water ice, building orbital data centers, launching tourism, and shaping global regulations.
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China has unveiled its ambitious 2026-2030 space plan, focusing on mining water ice, building orbital data centers, launching tourism, and shaping global regulations.

Chinese startup InterstellOr plans to launch its first commercial space tourism flights by 2028, with tickets priced around $430,000. The company has already signed a celebrity passenger.

Blue Origin has paused its New Shepard suborbital space tourism flights for at least two years, reallocating resources to accelerate lunar lander development for NASA's Artemis program amidst a growin

European Space Agency engineer Michaela Benthaus is set to become the first wheelchair user in space, flying aboard a Blue Origin New Shepard rocket.

Blue Origin is set to fly the first person who uses a wheelchair past the Kármán line on its next New Shepard mission, carrying a diverse crew of six.

Aerospace engineer Michi Benthaus is set to become the first wheelchair user to travel to the edge of space on an upcoming Blue Origin New Shepard flight.

Florida's Space Coast anticipates a major economic and tourism surge from SpaceX's upcoming Starship launches, which could generate billions in investment.

Actors Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas are reportedly considering several unconventional wedding ideas, including a ceremony held in outer space, according to sources.

The space medicine market is projected to grow to $2.14 billion by 2029, driven by increased space tourism and longer missions, according to a new report.

Blue Origin has announced its next crewed mission, which will send six passengers, including one anonymous individual, on a suborbital flight aboard its New Shepard vehicle.

Blue Origin is building three new New Shepard vehicles to increase its suborbital space tourism flights to a weekly basis and is searching for a second launch site.

Blue Origin plans a major expansion, aiming for weekly New Shepard suborbital launches within years, supported by three new vehicles and a potential new international spaceport.