Cosmic Chicago
Chicago's Independent Space News Outlet
Category: Space Tourism
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The First All Private Astronaut Crew to the ISS: How to Watch the Axiom-1 Launch
SpaceX is preparing to launch the first all-private astronaut crew to the ISS for Axiom Space. Ax-1 includes an international crew of four private astronauts on a ten-day mission to space where they will live and work aboard the International Space Station for eight days. Ax-1 is currently scheduled for liftoff from Launch Complex 39A…
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How to See Inspiration4 Fly Over Chicago at Night
When you know where to look and what to look for, you can easily see the spacecraft of Inspiration4 fly over Chicago at night. Despite the presence of bright city lights, the current streak of clear night skies and Dragon’s orbital path means you have a couple chances to spot the spacecraft each night. Inspiration4’s…
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Virgin Galactic Launches Richard Branson to Space
Virgin Galactic did what it set out to do from the beginning and launched its first crew to space, carrying founder Richard Branson himself as part of the Unity 22 crew. After just three previous flights to space, Unity made the successful flight early Sunday morning in front of a huge crowd that assembled at…
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Watch Virgin Galactic Fly Richard Branson and Unity 22 Crew to Space
Virgin Galactic is flying Richard Branson and crew to space today, July 11th, as part of the historic VSS Unity test space flight. The billionaire announced the test flight earlier this week, and that he would be among the crew, placing Branson ahead of billionaire Jeff Bezos and his own test flight on July 20th…
