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Where in the world can I fly on a reduced-gravity aircraft as a tourist?
According to Wiki:
A reduced-gravity aircraft is a type of fixed-wing aircraft that provides brief near-weightless environments for training astronauts, conducting research and making gravity-free movie shots.
Image courtesy of NASA
Where in the…
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How close can I get to space for a reasonable price?
Recently there's been news about a company who will be offering balloon rides to the stratosphere for $125,000 (USD). Blue Origin hasn't announced the ticket prices for their flights yet, but the first passenger ticket auctioned off at $28 million,…
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Entry requirements for arrival from space
Watching the recent return of Scott Kelly, Mikhail Korniyenko and Sergey Volkov from the International Space Station in a Soyuz capsule got me to wondering about visas and passports.
Do the astronauts and cosmonauts need to keep their passports with…
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Can a person fly to the Moon as a tourist?
I don't want to really fly there, it would take too long and probably would be prohibitively expensive for me.
But nevertheless I am really wondering if it is already possible, and if so, how expensive it is and which companies might offer such…
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When are the first 'regular' space tourist commercial flights actually due to start?
We've seen promises from "by the year 2000", 2003, floating hotels by 2007, and so on. Now we have the first cargo ship by a private company ACTUALLY dock with the ISS, hooray! SpaceshipTwo with Virgin Galactic is finally doing test flights. …
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Is it possible for foreigners to watch rocket launches in China?
China is an active spacefaring nation, with launches scheduled on a monthly basis from four major launch sites around the country. The newest of these, in Wenchang, is even conveniently located on subtropical resort island Hainan and apparently a…
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Safety considerations for a space flight
I want to book a flight into space with Virgin Galactic, or space-x if possible.
What health considerations do they have to be able to take such a flight?
Are there any age/health restrictions?
Would the flight be insured for 'mis-haps' or technical…
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Viewing a Soyuz launch on the cheap?
So in 2010 I was in Florida at the scheduled launch of Discovery, only to have it delayed until February of 2011 :( Alas, I was not able to return and therefore will never get to see a Space Shuttle launch.
However, since travelling through…
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Can tourists go higher than 22km? If so, what's the highest they can go?
https://www.flyfighterjet.com/edge-of-space-flight (mirror) mentions:
The MiG-29 Flight is the only fighter aircraft available for Supersonic Flights and Edge of Space Flights. The MiG-29 Fulcrum is also a modern fighter aircraft, belonging to the…
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Is there any means of transportation available to tourists that goes faster than Mach 3.5?
Sub-orbital spaceflights for space tourists with Virgin Galactic are planned to reach between Mach 3.5 and 4. This made me wonder: Is there any means of transportation available to tourists that goes faster than Mach 3.5?
I'm excluding one-shot,…
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Visiting Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota as non-Indian
Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, south of Chennai, is India's main spaceport. They have recently opened up a 5000-seat viewing gallery for launches, complete with a booking system for seats.
However, this unofficial blog suggests…
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What is the mysterious black ring in this spectacular photo of London at night?
In this supposed night photograph of London from space:
there is a black ring just north of The O2 — see the circle in the top-right quadrant below?
I can't find it on Google Maps.
Is it a real feature, something on the lens or window, or evidence…
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Where can we go near Paris to watch a meteor shower?
We'll visit Paris next Saturday, and there'll be a meteor peak during the night. Are there any camping areas where the sky will be dark and away from light pollution? It doesn't necessarily have to be a camping facility, but a place where we can…
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