Next Space Tourist Begins Training for Spaceflight
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An American space tourist bound for the International Space Station (ISS) has begun training for his fall launch aboard a Russian rocket.
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Space travel should make human beings more aware of the fragility of the Earth's environment and intensify efforts to preserve the planet, &quot;space tourist&quot; Anousheh Ansari said before her trip to the International Space Station.
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An Iranian-American woman becomes the first paying female space tourist, following the successful liftoff of a Russian rocket bound for the international space station. She'll return to Earth at the end of the month.
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The first female space tourist lands in northern Kazakhstan after a 10-day visit to the International Space Station.
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A commercial spaceliner and a Woodstock-like space festival are the next planned steps in what has been called a &quot;personal space flight revolution.
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Entrepreneur and part-time daredevil Richard Branson plans to launch the world&#39;s first passenger service to space in 2007, offering zero-gravity flights for 110,000 pounds.
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A Russian Soyuz spacecraft  was set to blast off on Monday carrying a woman who will  accomplish a trio of space firsts: the first female tourist,  first female Muslim, and first Iranian in orbit.
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com. NASA&#39;s newest astronaut candidates experienced their first taste of zero gravity and are now preparing to make their first jet flights without the company of instructors.
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Teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan and her crew mates arrived in Florida on Monday for a few days of dress rehearsal in preparation for next month's launch of space shuttle Endeavour.
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SpaceShipOne pioneer Burt Rutan gives a glimpse of what paying passengers can expect when they travel into space.
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Blog: Space Adventures says it's booked two added passenger seats for orbital flights on the Russian Soyuz rocket in the coming years, upping its commitment in the tourist space-flight market.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - An Olympic athlete-turned-astronaut and a rookie spaceflyer are leading a spacewalking team set to launch toward the International Space Station (ISS) aboard NASA's shuttle Discovery this week.
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Seven astronauts, including teacher-turned-spaceflyer Barbara Morgan, are taking a close look at NASA&#39;s shuttle Endeavour as they train for an August launch towards the International Space Station (ISS).
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Malaysian astronaut candidates to go to NASA for training    KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's astronaut candidates were expected to undergo training at the National Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA) in the United States, a Malaysian official said here on Tuesday.
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SPACE.com / A Russian rocket launched the world's fourth space tourist and two astronauts into orbit early Monday morning on a two-day trip bound for the International Space Station (ISS).
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A Russian spacecraft will deliver the  first Russian space tourist to the International Space Station  (ISS) in 2009, the head of the national space agency Roskosmos  said on Friday.
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Sir Richard Branson has kick-started a new space race, with plans to start tourist trips to the edge of the atmosphere. But are we ready for holidays at the final frontier?