CNBC Daily Open: Live long and prosper
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on May 31, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report …
Space tourism
Balloons to hoist tourists 100,000 feet into the stratosphere
Commercial space flight is becoming more and more common, with companies including SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic all transporting paid customers into space over the last several years. People …
We’re about to learn a whole lot more about how the human body reacts to space
We could be entering a renaissance for human spaceflight research, as a record number of private citizens head to space — and as scientists improve techniques for gathering data on …
A Parachute Failed to Deploy During Jeff Bezos’ Space Tourism Comeback Mission
Blue Origin, the company founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has launched an investigation following an incident during its first crewed flight in two years, in which one of the …
Bezos’ Space Tourism Venture Set for Restart After Explosion Forced 2-Year Hiatus
Blue Origin is preparing to send a crew of private astronauts to suborbital space, finally resuming its space tourism program on New Shepard after nearly two years of it being …
SpaceX Finally Gets Starship Into Space Without Exploding
SpaceX has had a heck of a time getting the worlds tallest, most powerful rocket off the ground. Starship rockets are mostly known for exploding and leaving craters at their …
Virgin Galactic Hits Turbulence as Branson Halts Funding
Following Richard Branson’s announcement of halting further financial contributions, the stock price of Virgin Galactic experienced a significant drop of over 17% by Monday’s close. This latest complication adds to …
Is the UK space industry about to take off?
The failure of Virgin Orbit’s maiden attempt to launch a commercial satellite into orbit from U.K. soil in January 2022 may have spelled doom for the country’s $281 billion construction …
Can Humans Get Pregnant In Space? Scientists One Step Closer To Finding Out
Topline As people venture further into space at the dawn of a new era of human exploration, scientists have just taken another step towards understanding if and how humans might …
Virgin Galactic’s Space Tours Won’t Bring in Much Cash
Richard Branson’s space tourism venture is set to launch its second commercial trip to suborbital heights in less than two weeks but the company is not too optimistic about the …