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Ex-Olympian with Parkinson’s, 80, set for Virgin space flight after 18-year wait

An 80-year-old former Olympian with Parkinson’s disease is to blast off on Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight next month – 18 years after buying his 250,000 dollar (£194,500) ticket. Jon Goodwin competed as a canoeist in the 1972 Games in ...

30 Jul 2023 at 12:31

Travel

Virgin Galactic to launch its first space tourism flight

An 80-year-old former Olympian with Parkinson’s disease will be one of three passengers on board Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight when it blasts off on Thursday. Jon Goodwin, from Newcastle, will join Keisha Schahaff, 46, and her ...

09 Aug 2023 at 09:32

Virgin Galactic completes its first space tourism flight

Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight has successfully landed back on Earth after taking three passengers into space. They were flown to the edge of space and experienced zero-gravity while looking back at the curvature of the planet ...

10 Aug 2023 at 17:11

National News

New research suggests space travel more harmful to climate than aviation

New research suggests the space tourism industry may have a greater effect on the climate than the aviation industry if it is unregulated. According to the study, black carbon (soot) particles emitted by rockets are almost 500 times more ...

28 Jun 2022 at 00:33

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New research suggests space travel more harmful to climate than aviation

27 Jun 2022 at 16:33

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Katy Perry among six-woman crew blasted into space as part of Blue Origin flight

Singer Katy Perry could be heard yelling “oh my god” as she was blasted into space as part of the six-woman crew on Jeff Bezos’s New Shepard NS-31 embarking on the Blue Origin programme. The Firework singer could be seen in the ...

14 Apr 2025 at 15:34

Music

Katy Perry will write a song about her experience after returning from space

Singer Katy Perry kissed the ground and held a flower in the air as she returned from her Blue Origin trip to space and revealed she will write a song about the experience. The 40-year-old sang Louis Armstrong’s What A ...

14 Apr 2025 at 21:34

World

Disabled engineer becomes first wheelchair user to blast off for space

A disabled engineer from Germany has blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while viewing the Earth from on high. Severely injured in a ...

20 Dec 2025 at 14:43

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