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Saturday, December 13
Michaela Benthaus will be first wheelchair user to launch to space
Houston Chronicle — 7:11 am ET (1211 GMT)

Friday, December 12
Tom Cruise didn't want to ask Donald Trump for a favor to get his outer space movie off ground: source
New York Post — 6:03 am ET (1103 GMT)
Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user
SPACE.com — 5:20 am ET (1020 GMT)

Thursday, December 11
Virgin Galactic Props Up Debt Position with Sale, Buyback
Aviation Week — 5:17 am ET (1017 GMT)

Monday, December 8
Virgin Galactic mothership makes inaugural flight to Mesa Gateway Airport
KTVK-TV Phoenix — 4:56 am ET (0956 GMT)

Saturday, December 6
Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities
SPACE.com — 8:01 am ET (1301 GMT)

Thursday, December 4
Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 37th Mission
Blue Origin — 6:00 am ET (1100 GMT)
Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time
SPACE.com — 5:10 am ET (1010 GMT)

Thursday, November 27
Gayle King reveals the reason why Katy Perry sang during 'terrifying' Blue Origin spaceflight
The Daily Mail — 12:44 am ET (0544 GMT)

Wednesday, November 19
Virgin Galactic will resume commercial spaceflights
KOAT-TV Albuquerque — 12:57 am ET (0557 GMT)

Sunday, November 16
Virgin Galactic Announces Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results And Provides Business Update
Virgin Galactic — 1:57 pm ET (1857 GMT)
Virgin Galactic says commercial flights are on track to resume in fourth quarter of 2026
Albuquerque Journal — 3:08 am ET (0808 GMT)

Friday, November 14
Virgin Galactic Sees Private Astronaut Flights Starting Late 2026
Aviation Week — 5:40 am ET (1040 GMT)
China’s chief space contractor readies plans for tourism programme
South China Morning Post — 5:37 am ET (1037 GMT)
New private astronaut training Centre set to open in UAE
Gulf News — 5:36 am ET (1036 GMT)
Virgin Galactic on track to begin commercial flights in 2026
Space News — 4:28 am ET (0928 GMT)

Friday, November 7
UCF Helps Shape the Future of Space Hospitality and Tourism
Univ. of Central Florida — 6:48 am ET (1148 GMT)

Thursday, November 6
China to debut space tourism project at Shenzhen tech fair
China Daily — 6:43 am ET (1143 GMT)

Friday, October 31
International collaboration seen as key to commercial space tourism in Japan
Japan Times — 7:02 am ET (1102 GMT)

Wednesday, October 15
One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Billionaires?
University Times (Ireland) — 7:40 am ET (1140 GMT)

Next set of articles
news in brief
Senate seeks to fast-track Isaacman confirmation
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 9:49 AM ET (1449 GMT)

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 9:47 AM ET (1447 GMT)

Roscosmos replaces cosmonaut on next Crew Dragon mission to ISS
Posted: Sat, Dec 6 9:45 AM ET (1445 GMT)

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Monday, December 15
Satellites help tackle landfill methane leaks
ESA — 4:46 am ET (0946 GMT)
SpaceX adds 27 satellites to its growing Starlink constellation
UPI — 4:45 am ET (0945 GMT)
STMicro has shipped 5 billion chips for Starlink in past decade; that could double by 2027
Reuters — 4:44 am ET (0944 GMT)
Hegseth Visits Alabama to Cement Redstone Arsenal as Future Home of Space Command
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 4:43 am ET (0943 GMT)
RocketLab sends Japanese communications satellite into orbit
UPI — 4:42 am ET (0942 GMT)
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