Where to book and what else to consider for your private #spaceflight π https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Space
Where to book and what else to consider for your private #spaceflight π https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Space
20 things to see π· on the #Moon https://www.astronomy.com/observing/things-to-see-on-the-moon-an-observers-guide-to-lunar-names/
π§ #Navigation : #Marble is a virtual globe π application which allows the user to choose among the #Earth, the #Moon, #Venus, #Mars and other planets πͺ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_(software) | https://marble.kde.org
"Think of something profound to say on your arrival. Things that the #Apollo astronauts π¨βπ said on their arrival includes [...] https://en.wikivoyage.org/w/index.php?title=Moon
4οΈβ£0οΈβ£ #SpaceStation & #SpaceHabitat companies https://www.factoriesinspace.com/space-stations
π 2026 StarMax 400 m3 #Gravitics
π 2026 LIFE Pathfinder 285 m3 #SierraSpace
π 2026 Axiom Station #AxiomSpace
π 2027 Haven-1 80 m3 #VastSpace
π 2027 Lunar Gateway 125 m3 #NASA #ESA #CSA #JAXA
π 2027 Orbital Reef 830 m3 #BlueOrigin #SierraSpace
π 2027 Russian Orbital Service Station #Roscosmos
π 2028 Starlab ~450 m3 #NanoRacks #VoyagerSpace #Airbus #MDASpace #Mitsubishi
π 2028 Bharatiya Antariksha Station 265 m3 #ISRO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_stations#Planned_and_proposed
#Competition accelerates #innovation : "What if we actually build a #SpaceStation, launch π it in #orbit, have a crew π¨βπ of four go to it, spend two weeks at least in the space station, and come back home safelyβ¦before the U.S. #government makes their decision?β (in π 2026) https://youtu.be/us_V_e0-NVs?feature=shared&t=205
The primary structure of the #SpaceStation was built in just 15 months. #Haven1 is expected to be launched in π May 2026. It consists of a cylindrical module measuring 10 meters in length and 4.40 meters in diameter. The 45 cubic meter habitat got 1.10 meter windows. Four #Haven2 modules are to be in space by π 2030. The station is to grow to nine modules by π 2032. https://www.heise.de/en/news/Haven-1-Vast-Space-wants-to-launch-its-private-space-station-into-space-in-2026-10277222.html
β’ #Vast plans to send the 45 m3 #Haven1 to orbit in π 2026, the 55 m3 #Haven2 in π 2028
β’ #AxiomSpace plans to launch its first module to the #ISS in π 2027, later joined by two 11 x 4.2 meter (145 m3) habitable modules
β’ #Airbus and #VoyagerSpace plan to launch the 450 m3 #Starlab π 2028
β’ #SierraSpace and #BlueOrigin start operating the 830 m3 #OrbitalReef by the end of the decade
Kilometer-Scale #SpaceStructures will rely heavily on recent advances in mechanical metamaterials that have shown the potential to expand to 150 times their compressed size. It could rotate to create artificial #gravity without giving its inhabitants motion sickness π€’ https://www.me.washington.edu/news/article/2021-02-25/nasa-selects-lipton-futuristic-space-concept
A high-expansion-ratio structure can be deployed to a final length of one kilometer on #orbit π as part of a large #SpaceStation https://www.nasa.gov/general/kilometer-scale-space-structures-from-a-single-launch-2/
When will #SpaceTourism to orbit π or beyond be available other than to the #ISS, #Tiangong or (to stay) in a #Dragon / #Starliner capsule ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tourism#Orbital_space_tourism
#Haven2 #Starlab #OrbitalReef #VoyagerSpace #VoyagerStation #journalism #SpaceHotel #Starship #NewGlenn #Gaganyaan #HumanSpaceflight
Flight 13 is expected to be the first #orbital π flight of #Starship, as well as the first to target a tower catch π¦Ύ of the upper stage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship#2026
The first flight of Starship V3 will look a lot like #SpaceXβs past Starship test flights. The following flight will bring the ship back for a reentry over northern #Mexico and recovery back at SpaceXβs test facility at #Starbase, Texas. Chance of a successful π Starship catch happening in 2026: 70 percent https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/01/here-are-the-launches-and-landings-were-most-excited-about-in-2026/
Modifications add approximately 100 metric tons π of usable propellant β½.#Raptor 3 is dramatically simpler, with significantly higher thrust πͺ. #SpaceX has largely phased out adhesive tile attachment in favor of mechanical pins. Docking hardware is plainly visible, ready for the first in-orbit propellant-transfer demonstrations.https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2026/03/ship-39-preflight-test-objectives/