trips

Blue Origin fuels feud with Virgin Galactic over space trips

by
Virgin Galactic downplays talk about Branson vs. Bezos space race

How serious could the suborbital space race between Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos get? (GeekWire photos) Jeff Bezos has a longstanding rivalry with SpaceX’s Elon Musk, but now his space company Blue Origin is stepping up the stakes with future space traveler Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic – and the Twitterverse isn’t amusing. Today’s escalation from … Read more

OceanGate selects support ship for sub trips to the Titanic

by
Horizon Arctic

OceanGate Expeditions will use the offshore support vessel Horizon Arctic on expeditions to the Titanic. (OceanGate photo) OceanGate Expeditions, based in Everett, Washington, has taken another giant step by selecting the expedition’s auxiliary ship to send their submersible to the world’s most famous shipwreck. The Canadian-owned 93.6 meter long Horizon Arctic will serve as the … Read more