William Shatner Wants To Do Real Space Flight
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&quot;Star Trek&quot; star William Shatner, the former Captain of the USS Enterprise is willing to pay US$210,000 for a seat on one of Virgin Group&#39;s first proposed commercial space flights.
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By AP Wire Service  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  -- NASA asked an astronaut aboard the international space station to exercise vigorously Friday, hoping the rapid movement would jostle a half-retracted solar wing that refuses to fold up properly.
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SPACE.com / NEW YORK - There will be no shortage of high moments for future Virgin Galactic passengers set on a suborbital ride aboard a SpaceShipTwo spacecraft, a pilot who tested the vehicle's predecessor said Friday.
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By Ann Potempa, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 17--Alaska astronaut Bill Oefelein will have a unique conversation with home Wednesday: Students in Kenai will ask the space shuttle pilot questions, and he'll answer them -- live from space.
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By Carla Meyer, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 23--"The Astronaut Farmer," in which a Texas rancher (Billy Bob Thornton) builds a rocket ship, goes its own way in nearly every way.
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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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"Star Trek" star William Shatner and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Dave Navarro are among thousands of people who want to fly on Virgin's proposed commercial space flights, company chief Richard Branson said Friday.
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There is a temptation to joke that William Shatner has gone where no artist has gone before with his new album "Has Been." But the forever "Star Trek" star has, in fact, previously recorded his inimitable mix of music and spoken word.
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LONGUEUIL, Que. (CP) - Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean says work now being done on the International Space Station is setting the stage for future trips to the moon and Mars.  In a news conference from on board the space station, MacLean talked about his first-ever spacewalk.
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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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British tycoon Richard Branson announced a plan for the world's first commercial space flights, saying &quot;thousands&quot; of fee-paying astronauts could be sent into orbit in the near future.
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Hungarian-born billionaire and ex-Microsoft whiz kid Charles Simonyi sees his trip next year on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station as a chance to do some good.
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The man behind Space Ship 1 brought his love of adventure to the University of Texas on Friday. Burt Rutan spoke to students about space tourism.
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Actor William Shatner is shown in this undated publicity photo. (AP Photo/www.williamshatner.com). LONDON Oct 22, 2004 - &quot;Star Trek&quot; star William Shatner and former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro
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Actor William Shatner is shown in this undated publicity photo. (AP Photo/www.williamshatner.com). LONDON Oct 22, 2004 - &quot;Star Trek&quot; star William Shatner and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Dave Navarro are
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By Ja'Rena Lunsford, The Daily Oklahoman  Feb. 17--Rocketplane Kistler is one step closer to launching a demonstration flight to the International Space Station.
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The commander of the International Space Station (ISS) is aiming for the all-time U.S. spacewalking record as he and a fellow astronaut prepare to venture outside their orbital laboratory for the third time in nine days.