Space Tourism News

NASA, Space Tourism Company Agree on Shuttle Runway Use (U.S. Department of State)
NASA and a private space entertainment and tourism company announce that the company will begin regular use of the space shuttle's runway and landing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Beginning with its first flight for the public June 24, a Florida-based company, Zero Gravity Corporation, plans to conduct up to 280 weightless flights per year from the Kennedy facility using a
Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:32:46 GMT

Kashmir expects tourism boom this season (Daily Times)
Iftikhar Gilani NEW DELHI: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir believe that coming tourist season will break all records of tourist traffic as operators from Delhi and Mumbai are booking almost every inch of space in Srinagar and other tourist areas. Director General of Tourism M Salim Beig
Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:29:43 GMT

Ride Space Rocket, Don't Invest (Wired News)
Privately funded spaceships are slated to start shuttling tourists into space in the next two years. But so far, non-tycoons have hardly any opportunities to invest in the nascent industry outside of buying a ticket. By Joanna Glasner.
Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:07:15 GMT

American Software Developer to Visit Space Station (SPACE.com)
Former Microsoft software developer Charles Simonyi is set to become a space tourist for a visit to the International Space Station (ISS), the orbital tourism firm Space Adventures said Monday.
Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:59:58 GMT

Confining Space (RedNova)
By Taylor, Jeff Regulating space travel AS THE PROSPECT of space tourism looms on the distant horizon, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stands ready to regulate.
Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:31:03 GMT