readbeanicecreamFeb 7

As Space Tourism Looms, Scientists Ask: Should We Have Sex In Orbit?

https://www.404media.co/as-space-tourism-looms-scientists-ask-should-we-have-sex-in-orbit/

#space #spaceexploration #spacetourism #biology #astronomy #cosmology #astrobiology #astrophysics

As Space Tourism Looms, Scientists Ask: Should We Have Sex In Orbit?

“The question of whether humanity should reproduce beyond Earth is no longer hypothetical—it is a pressing ethical frontier,” researchers said.

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HackadayFeb 2

Hackaday Links: February 1, 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/01/hackaday-links-february-1-2026/

13Feb 2
Hackaday Links: February 1, 2026 https://hackaday.com/2026/02/01/hackaday-links-february-1-2026/
#HackadayColumns #Hackadaylinks #Animalintelligence #Artemis #BelkinWeMo #Nasa #Snow #Spacetourism #Telnet #WeMo
Hackaday Links: February 1, 2026

For many readers, more snow is the last thing they want to see right now…but what if it comes in the form of an online simulator in the style of an old DOS game? Created by [Potch], it works …

Hackaday
BGDon 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 👨‍💻Jan 31
Top level peeps at Blue Origin told employees they are "pausing" flights of its New Shepard rocket to focus resources on "human lunar capabilities" aka future missions to land humans on the moon. Employees indicate they think this is the cancellation of the program. https://www.npr.org/2026/01/30/nx-s1-5694644/blue-origin-pauses-space-tourism-flights-to-focus-on-lunar-lander #Space #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #Moon #MoonLanding #Rocket #SpaceTravel #SpaceCraft #SpaceTourism
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Jan 28
@isaackuo I presume the majority of manufacturing will be #robotic, but they predict a market "from mining and construction to #hospitality" https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/industrial-products/library/space-industry-trends.html. There are enough potential "first customers" for #SpaceTourism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_billionaires and just as in aviation #LaunchCost prices will fall (as soon as enough human-rated rockets are available). There are at least several dozen companies which believe in business potential https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Jan 24

#Axiom Station is designed to look like a boutique #hotel and is expected to launch in 📆 2028. #VoyagerSpace aims to launch its version, called #Starlab, the same year, and #BlueOrigin’s #OrbitalReef #SpaceStation plans to follow in 2030.

While the cost of a stay aboard any of these outposts has not been released, expect ticket 🎫 prices in the tens of millions of dollars at first https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/12/1130030/commercial-space-stations-2026-breakthrough-technology/

#SpaceTourism

Commercial space stations: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2026

The first commercial orbital outpost is scheduled to launch this May.

MIT Technology Review
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Jan 23

#Thunderbird station, a single large module that would expand to a volume of 350 cubic meters, can be launched on a single #Falcon9. The station is designed to support four people 🧑‍🚀 continuously and includes two docking ports for visiting vehicles. The next major development milestone is a small prototype scheduled to launch in early 📆 2027 https://spacenews.com/max-space-unveils-plans-for-commercial-space-station

#MaxSpace #SpaceStation #SpaceTourism

Max Space unveils plans for commercial space station

Max Space, a startup developing expandable module technologies, plans to build a commercial space station that could launch on a single Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceNews
Cosmic LogJan 22

Flight log: Blue Origin team leader flies standby to space
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more people on a brief suborbital space trip today — including the director of Blue Origin's New Shepard launch operations and training team.

The flight, known as NS-38, was Blue Origin’s 38th New Shepard missi
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/01/22/flight-log-blue-origin-team-leader-flies-standby-to-space/
#CosmicSpace #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #Space #SpaceTourism #SuborbitalSpaceflight

Flight log: Blue Origin team leader flies standby to space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture sent six more people on a brief suborbital space trip today — including the director of Blue Origin’s New Shepard launch operations and training team. Th…

Cosmic Log
Spaceflight 🚀Jan 21

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/115928033913415820

Have you picked the #crew yet?

We are in deep negotiations with both #private individuals 🧑‍🚀 and nation states. Especially with the Q1 2027 launch 🚀 date, in our desire to follow with the crew right after, this is now becoming pretty urgent. We believe we can compress training on #Dragon and #Haven1 to maybe as little as six months.

#SpaceStation #SpaceTourism

Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Jan 17

#SpaceTourism to

#ISS : 2001 Dennis Tito 2002 Mark Shuttleworth 2005 Gregory Olsen 2006 Anousheh Ansari 2007, 2009 Charles Simonyi 2008 Richard Garriott 2009 Guy Laliberté 2021 Yusaku Maezawa, Yozo Hirano 2022 Eytan Stibbe, Larry Connor, Mark Pathy 2023 John Shoffner

#LEO : 2021 Jared Isaacman, Sian Proctor, Hayley Arceneaux, Christopher Sembroski 2024 Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis, Anna Menon 2025 Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Eric Philips, Rabea Rogge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tourism#List_of_space_tourism_trips

Space tourism - Wikipedia