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Astronomy & science · first seen 18 Aug, updated 18 Aug

Space tourism briefly had two competing suborbital operators. By 2026, neither was actually flying: Blue Origin had paused New Shepard for at least two years, while Virgin Galactic’s next passenger flight slipped to February 2027 — and its entire latest batch of $750,000 seats had already sold out.

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Blue Origin stopped New Shepard despite a busy 2025, while Virgin Galactic sold a limited new batch of reservations for a Delta spacecraft that still has to complete its test programme. The post Space tourism briefly had two competing subor…

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    Space tourism briefly had two competing suborbital operators. By 2026, neither was actually flying: Blue Origin had paused New Shepard for at least two years, while Virgin Galactic’s next passenger flight slipped to February 2027 — and its entire latest batch of $750,000 seats had already sold out.