#SpaceWatchGL Share: First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flights

by Sara M. Langston, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityOn May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch …
#SpaceWatchGL Share: First space tourists will face big risks, as private companies gear up for paid suborbital flights

by Sara M. Langston, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityOn May 30, 2020, millions of Americans watched the inaugural SpaceX Crew Dragon launch NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. This mission marked two significant events: First, the return of launch to orbit capability for human spaceflight from the United States.

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Torsten Kriening
Torsten Kriening is Publisher and CEO of SpaceWatch.Global. He covers European space at the intersection of geopolitics, defence, procurement, and industrial policy - where ambition meets execution. He reports live from the conferences and councils where space policy is shaped and publishes The Kriening Brief every Wednesday: three observations on European space, no diplomatic padding. His career spans 30 years across satellite communications, broadcast technology, and IT. He is an alumnus of the International Space University (EMBA12).
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