space tourism

Captain Kirk is rocketing into space: “Star Trek” actor William Shatner plans to blast off from West Texas next week. Kent-based space travel company Blue Origin announced Monday that Shatner will join the Oct. 12 flight with three others.

SpaceX’s first private flight blasted off Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich sponsor, the most ambitious leap yet in space tourism. It was the first time a rocket streaked toward orbit with an all-amateur crew, including a man from Everett.

Seattle may become the hub of space tourism, says Museum of Flight CEO Douglas King.Companies have already sold rocket seats to space tourists for…

HAWTHORNE, Calif. — Southern California rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies and Nevada's Bigelow Aerospace are teaming to offer passenger…