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Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

Germany gets ahead in the new space race

Space is a rapidly expanding multibillion-dollar market, with private investment shifting from state-led programs to data-driven downstream applications.
Startup companies
fromArs Technica
4 months ago

You can now reserve a hotel room on the Moon for $250,000

A startup plans progressive lunar habitats culminating in a Palace of Fine Arts–style hotel and is accepting large deposits for early lunar tourism missions.
fromA Philosopher's Blog
8 months ago

Space Joyrides for the Rich

While the rich have long enjoyed luxury cars, mansions and yachts, their newest luxury vehicle is the spaceship. Musk has the most useful rockets as his SpaceX vessels can put satellites into orbit and reach the International Space Station. While they do make some innovations, they are more of an evolution of existing rockets rather than a revolution in space travel. Virgin Galactic has a spaceplane, which can be likened to a passenger version of the old X-15.
Philosophy
fromTheregister
11 months ago

Falcon 9 leaks keep Axiom private astronaut mission grounded

A liquid oxygen leak in SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has delayed the Axiom-4 private astronaut mission to the ISS, prompting necessary repairs before launch.
Venture
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