Space Perspective reveals design for "world's first" space lounge
Space tourism company Space Perspective has revealed the interior design for its lounge-style travel capsule, which will be hauled into the stratosphere by a giant balloon. More
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Ten space tourism-related designs including spaceships, space hotels and a space suitcase
Space tourism is a growing trend, with more and more companies offering brief trips beyond Earth. We have rounded up 10 designs for visiting space. More
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World View unveils balloon spacecraft that will begin passenger flights in 2024
Space tourism company World View has unveiled designs by PriestmanGoode for a capsule that will fly passengers to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere under a giant balloon in two years' time. More
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"Every self-respecting spaceship should have a bar" says CEO of space tourism company
Taking tourists on day trips to look down on Earth will lead to people "connecting deeply with our planet", says Space Perspective co-founder Jane Poynter in this exclusive interview. More
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Voyager Station space hotel will spin "slightly faster than the second hand of a clock" says its architect
Following last week's news that the first space hotel could be ready for guests in 2027, chief architect Tim Alatorre answers questions posed by sceptical Dezeen readers about the project. More
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First space hotel set to open in 2027
The Gateway Foundation has announced that it intends to open the first hotel in space, named Voyager Station, in 2027. More
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Seymourpowell designs Virgin Galactic spaceship cabin to maximise views of Earth
Virgin Galactic has revealed the interior cabin of its SpaceshipTwo craft, designed in collaboration with London studio Seymourpowell to provide "safety without distraction". More
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PriestmanGoode's Neptune balloon will fly passengers to the edge of space
Transport design studio PriestmanGoode has developed a concept for a high-performance balloon and pressurised capsule for Space Perspective to take space tourists on a "cruise" around the stratosphere. More
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"Surviving on Mars could teach us how to live more sustainably on earth", says Design Museum's Moving to Mars curator
The Moving to Mars exhibition, which opens tomorrow at London's Design Museum, explores putting humans on the red planet as the final frontier for design. More
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Viewport Studio completes desert-inspired interiors of Virgin Galactic's Gateway to Space
Viewport Studio has completed the interior fit-out of the Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space building in New Mexico, USA, which has been designed with natural-tone spaces that "deliberately avoid the clichés of the space age". More
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Visiting space will be "just like going on a cruise" says space hotel architect
The first commercial space hotel will be more like a cruise ship than Stanley Kubrick's sleek space station from 2001, says Tim Alatorre, senior design architect of the Von Braun Space Station. More
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Horizn Studios and Alyssa Carson create luggage for space travel
Berlin-based luggage brand Horizn Studios collaborated with the world's youngest astronaut, Alyssa Carson, to develop a smart, carbon fibre suitcase suitable for space tourism. More
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Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Moon lander as next step towards a space colony future
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos has revealed plans for a lunar lander, claiming that humans will become a space-faring species in the near future. More
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Footage shows Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo take first successful test flight
This captioned movie shows Virgin Galactic's prototype SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity complete its first supersonic, rocket-powered flight, taking the company one step closer to commercial space travel. More
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First space hotel could welcome visitors by 2022 – for an astronomical price
Texas-based startup Orion Span has revealed plans for a luxury space hotel, which is expected to open in 2022. More
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Journey to Space capsule for space tourists by Priestmangoode
A capsule that will float passengers to the edge of space and offer views of the Earth's curvature has been designed by British studio Priestmangoode (+ movie). More
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Mars Colonisation by ZA Architects
Robots could be sent to Mars to build caves for later habitation by humans, according to a proposal for the colonisation of the planet by German firm ZA Architects (+ slideshow). More
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WhiteKnightTwo by Virgin Galactic
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic have unveiled WhiteKnightTwo, a double-fuselaged aircraft that will carry a spaceship to sub-orbital flight. More
