The Future of Space Tourism

8/6/2021 SUBSCRIBE TODAY NEWS BLOGS VIDEOS SHOP NEWS & FEATURES Terry Caws/Alamy Stock Photo Space tourism: Rockets emit 100 times more CO₂ per passenger than flights Here's what a space tourism industry led by Bezos, Branson and Musk might mean for the planet. READ MORE SPONSORED BY: TRAVEL QUEST Say Aloha to Hawaii with TravelQuest! Our journey crisscrosses the Big Island of Hawaii, exploring the basalt-lava rock pools of Hilo, pristine beaches, waterfalls, lush rainforests, and Volcanoes National Park.  Ascend to great heights with a visit to Mauna Kea Observatories, where our small group of intrepid sky watchers will discover what secrets the Hawaiian skies reveal! Optiques Fullum Explore how telescope mirrors are made The optics are what makes a telescope tick, but creating the perfect mirror is an intricate, artisanal process. READ MORE NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Snapshot: Juno sails by Jupiter and Ganymede Ride along as the probe passes the gas giant and its icy moon. READ MORE ESA/VR2Planets/Damia Bouic Venusian trio: ESA teams up with NASA to send another spacecraft to Venus EnVision will orbit Venus with the goal of getting a holistic view of our sister planet. READ MORE NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizon Ask Astro: What would Earth look like from Venus? If you were on Venus and looking at Earth, what features would you be able to see with our modern-day telescopes (professional and amateur)? READ MORE OBSERVING NASA, ESA, A. Simon (GSFC) and the OPAL Team, and J. DePasquale (STScI); CC BY 4.0 The sky this week Your daily digest of celestial events coming soon to a sky near you. READ MORE PICTURE OF THE DAY Giovanni Tumino from Ragusa, Italy Black letter Barnard's E is a combination of two dark nebulae that lie some 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila the Eagle. Barnard 142 is the C-shaped feature, while B143 is the relatively straight line below it. VIEW NOW FEATURED PRODUCTS SHOP ALL ASTRONOMY NEED ASSISTANCE? CONTACT US SUBSCRIPTION CUSTOMER SERVICE VISIT OUR WEBSITE LIKE US ON FACEBOOK RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION GIVE A GIFT Unsubscribe Preferences Customer Service Privacy Policy View in Browser This message was sent to ceo.studentlike.spuniv@blogger.com © 2021 Kalmbach Media Co. 21027 Crossroads Circle Waukesha, WI 53186