Space is an unnatural environment for humans. We can’t survive unprotected in a pure vacuum for more than two minutes. Getting to space involves being strapped to a barely contained chemical explosion ...

The suborbital launch with Michi Benthaus "will be an important step for opening up space travel to all who have orbital ...

Humanity's future may involve getting to a planet other than Earth ‒ but first people will have to survive the journey. That's why in a new series of papers scientists explore the impact of space ...

Katy Perry is set to travel to space on Monday. The “Woman’s World” singer will be part of an all-female commercial flight crew for space technology and rocket company Blue Origin. She will be joined ...

The universe doesn’t wait. So why should you? After two decades orchestrating truly extraordinary trips for the world's most discerning travelers at Roman & Erica, I've come to realize that the ...

Poll: Most Americans think ordinary people will travel in space in years ahead. Feb. 8, 2008 — -- Four in 10 Americans are up for a ride in space – but the ticket price will have to come down by ...

Blue Origin’s successful launch of a celebrity-studded, all-women spaceflight on April 14 had lots of people seeing stars. Google searches related to space tourism skyrocketed in the days after, and ...

Cosmic speed limits can be a major inconvenience but they've rarely stopped science fiction in its tracks. When it comes to space travel, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity is a major ...

The most optimistic talk about space travel comes from the engineers who design the rocketships for the future. All they need for a trip to the moon, they say, is sufficient funds ($4 billion) and an ...