Ex-Astronaut Casts Doubt on Space Tourism
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon during the final Apollo landing, said Thursday he doesn't expect space tourism to become reality in the near future, despite a strong demand.   Cernan, now 70, who was commander of NASA's Apollo 17 mission and set foot on the lunar surface in December 1972 during his third space flight, acknowledged that "there are many people interested in space tourism."     But the former astronaut said he believed "we are a long way away from the day when we can send a bus of tourists to the moon." He spoke to reporters before being awarded a medal by the Czech Academy of Sciences for his contribution to science...
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An astronautâs life can stretch family ties to the breaking point, and astronauts are not immune to emotional stress.
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DALLAS, Texas -- A former Apollo astronaut blasted the U.S. space agency today in its handling of a Congressionally-mandated study on dealing with the threat of Near Earth Objects (NEOs) striking the Earth.
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Richard Bransonâs plans for suborbital tourism may sound pie-in-the-sky, but he has details all worked out. When the first space vacations are available, Richard Branson will be there selling them.
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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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Keeping an astronaut crew in tip-top shape during lengthy treks to and from distant Mars may demand portable gravity.
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By Mark CarreauReporters return to NASA's Johnson Space Center on Thursday with questions in the backs of their minds, if not on the tips of their tongues, about astronaut Lisa Nowak's allegedly criminal actions last week.
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BALTIMORE- A physics Nobel Laureate issued a scathing critique today of NASA&#39;s manned spaceflight program and questioned the scientific usefulness of the International Space Station (ISS).
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LOS ANGELES -- The historic suborbital flights of SpaceShipOne have ignited interest in space tourism, but the budding industry and federal regulators must still resolve questions ranging from ensuring the safety of people on the ground to informing
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Not so long ago, nobody would speak for Lisa Nowak. Accusations that the former astronaut had made a diaper-assisted, 1,000-mile drive to confront a woman vying for the affections of the same space shuttle pilot turned into water-cooler and late-night TV punchlines. She had devolved from a decorated Navy captain into a sad, frantic mess at the end of a jailhouse camera lens.
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NASAÂs chief cautioned that the tour is an exploratory visit that will not result in any bilateral space agreements or formal partnerships.
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THE longest serving astronaut in history, who flew twice to the moon and commanded the first space shuttle mission, has announced his retirement after 42 years at Nasa.
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AS A FORMER NASA astronaut training manager responsible for crew training for shuttle missions, I was not entirely surprised by the initial reports of the sad, bizarre case of Lisa Marie Nowak.   This isn't the first case of astronauts having difficulties in their personal lives.
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London - Space tourism, the business of rocketing civilians into orbit as British tycoon Richard Branson vowed on Monday to do, is technically feasible within a few years but fraught with perils, a space expert said.
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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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A question that has long been the subject of sharp debate among experts remains: What is the International Space Station for?
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Thrill seekers are plunking down six figures to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and a new airline called Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years. Still, the budding space tourism industry faces a myriad of safety concerns &#151; in the sky and on the ground &#151; that must be resolved before any paying passenger takes off.