Space tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled a test capsule for its Neptune spacecraft that, buoyed by a giant balloon, could carry tourists into the stratosphere next year. More about Space Perspective completes capsule for balloon-powered "journey to the edge of space"
Designer Octave de Gaulle has wrapped a glass bottle in an aeronautical-grade aluminium shell for French champagne house Maison Mumm, to allow champagne to be drunk in space. More about Mumm Cordon Rouge Stellar is "first champagne bottle designed for space travel"
Space tourism company Space Perspective has unveiled a redesign of its travel capsule, promising passengers a smoother and safer journey to the edge of the stratosphere. More about Space Perspective develops "even more thrilling" design for space-travel capsule
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 about Space Perspective reveals design for "world's first" space lounge
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 about Ten space tourism-related designs including spaceships, space hotels and a space suitcase
Space tourism company World View has unveiled designs by PriestmanGoode for a capsule-shaped spacecraft that will fly passengers to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere under a giant balloon in two years' time. More about World View unveils balloon spacecraft that will begin passenger flights in 2024
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 about "Every self-respecting spaceship should have a bar" says CEO of space tourism company
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 about Voyager Station space hotel will spin "slightly faster than the second hand of a clock" says its architect
The Gateway Foundation has announced that it intends to open the first hotel in space, named Voyager Station, in 2027. More about First space hotel set to open in 2027
Virgin Galactic has revealed the interior cabin of its SpaceshipTwo craft, designed in collaboration with London studio Seymourpowell to provide "safety without distraction". More about Seymourpowell designs Virgin Galactic spaceship cabin to maximise views of Earth
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 about PriestmanGoode's Neptune balloon will fly passengers to the edge of space
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 about "Surviving on Mars could teach us how to live more sustainably on earth", says Design Museum's Moving to Mars curator
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 about Viewport Studio completes desert-inspired interiors of Virgin Galactic's Gateway to Space
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 about Visiting space will be "just like going on a cruise" says space hotel architect
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 about Horizn Studios and Alyssa Carson create luggage for space travel
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 about Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Moon lander as next step towards a space colony future
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 about Footage shows Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo take first successful test flight
Texas-based startup Orion Span has revealed plans for a luxury space hotel, which is expected to open in 2022. More about First space hotel could welcome visitors by 2022 – for an astronomical price
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 about Journey to Space capsule for space tourists by Priestmangoode
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 about Mars Colonisation by ZA Architects