Science Information Roundup: Factbox: Branson, Bezos and Musk – three house tourism pioneers; Billionaire Branson set to fly to house aboard Virgin Galactic rocket airplane and extra

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Fact box: Branson, Bezos and musk – three pioneers of space tourism

Three billion dollar entrepreneurs – Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon musk – compete to usher in a new era of commercial space tourism. This is how their rival companies compare themselves in the race to open the last frontier to wealthy would-be astronauts.

billionaire Branson fly into space on board Virgo galactic Rocket plane

Decades after cementing his reputation as a wealthy daredevil on a number of boat and hot air balloon expeditions, Branson is ready to nurture his burgeoning astro-tourism business by venturing to the ultimate frontier. Bransons Virgo galactic Holding Inc will send the company’s passenger rocket plane, the VSS Unity, to the edge of space for its first fully manned test flight on Sunday British Billionaire founder among the six people who buckle up for the ride.

Advantages of mRNA COVID Vaccines outweigh rare heart risks, the WHO says

The benefits of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines outweigh the very small risk that they could cause heart inflammation as the vaccinations reduce hospital stays and deaths, an advisory panel of the World health organization said on Friday. In a statement, the WHO said reports of two rare diseases – myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart and the inflammation of the pericardium called pericarditis – typically appeared within days of vaccination, mostly in younger men after the second dose.

Northrop is building lunar orbit homes for under $ 935 million NASA contract

Northrop Grumman Corp won a NASA $ 935 million contract to develop housing for the US the planned outpost of the space agency in lunar orbit, the weapons manufacturer announced on Friday. Astronauts will live and research at the Habitation And Logistics Outpost (HALO), built by Northrop for the Lunar Gateway – an integral part of NASA’s Artemis lunar program.

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