http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/space-travel Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/spaceport-colorado-commercial-travel_n_1540349.html 2012-05-23T14:54:46Z 2012-05-23T15:56:56Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By: Leonard David <br /> Published: 05/23/2012 01:14 PM EDT on SPACE.com<br /> Colorado’s mile-high altitude and welcoming attitude could bring a commercial ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/spaceport">Spaceport</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/space-science">Space Science</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/commercial-spaceport">Commercial Spaceport</a>, <a href="/tag/science-news">Science News</a>, <a href="/tag/front-range-airport">Front Range Airport</a>, <a href="/tag/colorado">Colorado</a>, <a href="/tag/spaceport-colorado">Spaceport Colorado</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-leahy/spacex-launch-international-space-station_b_1535130.html 2012-05-22T11:19:05Z 2012-05-22T11:19:14Z Anna Leahy http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-leahy/ Spaceflight is hard. <em>Really hard.</em> And that's one reason that we bother going to space at all. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/kennedy-space-center">Kennedy Space Center</a>, <a href="/tag/international-space-station">International Space Station</a>, <a href="/tag/spacex-dragon">Spacex Dragon</a>, <a href="/tag/nasa">Nasa</a>, <a href="/tag/spacex">Spacex</a>, <a href="/tag/james-doohan">James Doohan</a>, <a href="/tag/neil-degrasse-tyson">Neil Degrasse Tyson</a>, <a href="/tag/private-spaceflight">Private Spaceflight</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/florida">Florida</a>, <a href="/tag/space-coast">Space Coast</a>, <a href="/tag/spacex-launch">Spacex Launch</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/18/youve-got-elon-musk_n_1524489.html 2012-05-18T10:10:16Z 2012-05-18T10:52:39Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk discusses his company, SpaceX, and the future of private space travel. In 2002, Musk founded Space Exploration Technologie... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/spacex">Spacex</a>, <a href="/tag/space-business">Space Business</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/entrepreneurship">Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="/tag/small-business-video">Small Business Video</a>, <a href="/tag/youve-got-elon-musk">You&#039;ve Got Elon Musk</a>, <a href="/tag/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>, <a href="/tag/space-entrepreneurship">Space Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/small-business">Small Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zoe-p-strassfield/space-means-business_b_1490973.html 2012-05-08T16:58:20Z 2012-05-08T16:59:39Z Zoe P. Strassfield http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zoe-p-strassfield/ I'd never heard of a space conference for business majors before. How exactly would students in BU's School of Management or the equivalent elsewhere explore space? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/michael-griffin">Michael Griffin</a>, <a href="/tag/boston-university">Boston University</a>, <a href="/tag/virgin-galactic">Virgin Galactic</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space-exploration">Space Exploration</a>, <a href="/tag/harvard-university">Harvard University</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/spaceport-sweden">Spaceport Sweden</a>, <a href="/tag/boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-branson">Richard Branson</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/space-tourism">Space Tourism</a>, <a href="/tag/harvard-business-school">Harvard Business School</a>, <a href="/tag/business">Business</a>, <a href="/college">College News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/gov-hickenlooper-signs-bi_n_1441034.html 2012-04-20T13:08:44Z 2012-04-20T14:59:25Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The Rocky Mountain high is poised to get even higher. On Thursday, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the "Spaceflight Entity Limited Liability" bill (SB12... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/spaceport-america">Spaceport America</a>, <a href="/tag/hickenlooper">Hickenlooper</a>, <a href="/tag/denver-news">Denver News</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space-tourism">Space Tourism</a>, <a href="/tag/denver-colorado">Denver Colorado</a>, <a href="/tag/john-hickenlooper">John Hickenlooper</a>, <a href="/tag/commercial-space-flight">Commercial Space Flight</a>, <a href="/tag/gov-john-hickenlooper">Gov John Hickenlooper</a>, <a href="/tag/colorado-spaceport">Colorado Spaceport</a>, <a href="/tag/colorado">Colorado</a>, <a href="/denver">Denver News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ayodele-faiyetole/the-dawn-of-the-era-of-pr_b_1417774.html 2012-04-11T11:49:47Z 2012-04-11T11:49:39Z Ayodele Faiyetole http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ayodele-faiyetole/ While visiting San Francisco awhile back, Yuki Takahashi was away at the South Pole working on a telescope for his Ph.D. He remotely organized for me ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/yuki-takahashi">Yuki Takahashi</a>, <a href="/tag/spacex">Spacex</a>, <a href="/tag/nasa-langley-research-center">NASA Langley Research Center</a>, <a href="/tag/final-frontier">Final-Frontier</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-shostak/alien-messages-in-plain-s_b_1406248.html 2012-04-05T14:47:04Z 2012-04-05T14:47:55Z Seth Shostak http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-shostak/ Could there be a faster way to discover interesting galactic neighbors? Is there some scheme for detecting aliens that might work quicker than tuning in their radio transmissions or hunting down their laser pulses? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/aliens">Aliens</a>, <a href="/tag/astronomy">Astronomy</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/extraterrestrials">Extraterrestrials</a>, <a href="/tag/space-exploration">Space Exploration</a>, <a href="/tag/alien-messages">Alien Messages</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/19/ashton-kutcher-heading-to_n_1365154.html 2012-03-19T16:32:28Z 2012-03-19T17:00:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ There's soon to be a new man on the moon.<br /> <br /> Ashton Kutcher became Virgin Galactic's 500th customer on Monday, CEO Sir Richard Branson blogged.<br /> <br /> Bra... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/virgin-galactic-space-port">Virgin Galactic Space Port</a>, <a href="/tag/ashton-kutcher-space-travel">Ashton Kutcher Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/virgin-galactic">Virgin Galactic</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/virgin-galactic-space-plane">Virgin Galactic Space Plane</a>, <a href="/tag/virgin-galactic-airways">Virgin Galactic Airways</a>, <a href="/tag/ashton-kutcher-space">Ashton Kutcher Space</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-branson">Richard Branson</a>, <a href="/tag/ashton-kutcher-richard-branson">Ashton Kutcher Richard Branson</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/ashton-kutcher-virgin-galactic">Ashton Kutcher Virgin Galactic</a>, <a href="/tag/virgin-galactic-space-ship">Virgin-Galactic-Space-Ship</a>, <a href="/tag/ashton-kutcher">Ashton Kutcher</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ayodele-faiyetole/ushering-in-the-final-fro_b_1364020.html 2012-03-19T14:01:09Z 2012-03-19T14:03:02Z Ayodele Faiyetole http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ayodele-faiyetole/ Space is vast, and in order for humans to further take the giant leaps of colonizing the other planets -- terraforming and living on there -- we need to ensure the growth of humans into multiplanetary beings and some more emphasis has to be paid to manned spaceflight. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/cosmonauts">Cosmonauts</a>, <a href="/tag/earth">Earth</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space-exploration">Space Exploration</a>, <a href="/tag/columbus-of-the-cosmos">Columbus of the Cosmos</a>, <a href="/tag/yuri-gagarin">Yuri Gagarin</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-garriott-de-cayeux/human-space-travel_b_1358648.html 2012-03-19T09:43:00Z 2012-03-19T09:43:34Z Richard Garriott de Cayeux http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-garriott-de-cayeux/ Human spaceflight can and will come down in cost by a factor of 10 to 100 in the next decades. The issue is not if we should explore and homestead in space but when. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/human-space-travel">Human Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space-flight">Space Flight</a>, <a href="/tag/space-exploration">Space Exploration</a>, <a href="/tag/asteroid-earth">Asteroid Earth</a>, <a href="/tag/exploration-planets">Exploration Planets</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-garriott-de-cayeux/post_3013_b_1292591.html 2012-02-21T22:43:30Z 2012-02-21T22:43:23Z Richard Garriott de Cayeux http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-garriott-de-cayeux/ So, why travel into space and why should tax payers pay for humans to travel beyond Earth? Because this exploration will return direct economic value beyond exploration, in areas such as energy and minerals. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/space-flight">Space Flight</a>, <a href="/tag/commercial-space-travel">Commercial Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space-exploration">Space Exploration</a>, <a href="/tag/commercial-space-flight">Commercial Space Flight</a>, <a href="/tag/space-race">Space Race</a>, <a href="/tag/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/10/guy-laliberte-gaia-images_n_1268568.html 2012-02-10T11:31:52Z 2012-02-15T15:19:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Guy Laliberte began as a humble juggler in Quebec and worked his way up the circus circuit, eventually founding the now infamous Cirque du Soleil in 1... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/quebec">Quebec</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/art-meets-science">Art Meets Science</a>, <a href="/tag/cirque-du-soleil">Cirque Du Soleil</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/earth-photos">Earth-Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/gaia">Gaia</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space-photos">Space Photos</a>, <a href="/tag/guy-laliberte">Guy Laliberte</a>, <a href="/arts">Arts News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/space-outpost-nasa-moon-eml-2_n_1272194.html 2012-02-12T21:00:46Z 2012-02-12T21:03:25Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ By: Leonard David<br /> Published: 02/11/2012 09:32 PM EST on SPACE.com<br /> <br /> <br /> NASA is pressing forward on assessing the value of a &quot;human-tended waypo... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/eml-2-waypoint">EML-2 Waypoint</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/nasa">Nasa</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/earth-moon-libration-point-2">Earth-Moon Libration Point 2</a>, <a href="/tag/moon">Moon</a>, <a href="/tag/eml-2">Eml-2</a>, <a href="/tag/william-gerstenmaier">William Gerstenmaier</a>, <a href="/tag/mars-exploration">Mars Exploration</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/konstantin-kakaes/gingrich-terrible-preside_b_1242654.html 2012-01-30T17:19:44Z 2012-01-30T17:36:50Z Konstantin Kakaes http://www.huffingtonpost.com/konstantin-kakaes/ 
President Obama's attempts to reform NASA have been gestures in the right direction, but he has been tepid in this, as in so many other things. But a President Gingrich might be able to get real money for space. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space-shuttle">Space Shuttle</a>, <a href="/tag/moon-base">Moon Base</a>, <a href="/tag/nasa">Nasa</a>, <a href="/tag/newt-gingrich">Newt Gingrich</a>, <a href="/tag/skylab">Skylab</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/ronald-reagan">Ronald Reagan</a>, <a href="/tag/space-flight">Space Flight</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/margaret-weinberg/what-is-the-use-of-space-_b_1231508.html 2012-01-25T08:00:23Z 2012-01-27T08:03:38Z Margaret Weinberg http://www.huffingtonpost.com/margaret-weinberg/ Throughout my childhood social studies classes, I was told that we study history so we can learn from our mistakes and successes. To not pursue space exploration is to spit in the face of this lesson. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/space-exploration">Space Exploration</a>, <a href="/tag/environment">Environment</a>, <a href="/tag/nasa">Nasa</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/ayn-rand">Ayn Rand</a>, <a href="/high-school">High School News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-bock/usa-science-engineering-festival_b_1220679.html 2012-01-24T14:01:11Z 2012-01-24T14:01:25Z Larry Bock http://www.huffingtonpost.com/larry-bock/ It is our aim during the Festival to give kids a peek into these discoveries and distant frontiers by providing them an up-close look into cutting-edge space technology. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/stem-education">STEM Education</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/engineering">Engineering</a>, <a href="/tag/nasa">Nasa</a>, <a href="/tag/space-education">Space Education</a>, <a href="/tag/owen-garriott">Owen Garriott</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/23/newt-gingrich_n_1225895.html 2012-01-23T23:43:42Z 2012-01-23T23:43:26Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Space travel is an issue that will likely come in few states besides Florida this primary season, but both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich were quick to... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/florida-primary-election-2012">Florida Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/nasa">Nasa</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-primary-2012">Florida Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/space-exploration">Space Exploration</a>, <a href="/tag/2012-election">2012 Election</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-election-2012">Florida Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/fl-primary">FL Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/fl-primary-2012">FL Primary 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/elections-2012">Elections 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/fl-election">FL Election</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-primary">Florida Primary</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-election">Florida Election</a>, <a href="/tag/fl-primary-election-2012">FL Primary Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/fl-election-2012">FL Election 2012</a>, <a href="/tag/florida-primary-election">Florida Primary Election</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zoe-p-strassfield/international-space-station-sighting_b_1206517.html 2012-01-15T22:37:10Z 2012-01-15T22:38:01Z Zoe P. Strassfield http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zoe-p-strassfield/ It may LOOK like just a dot from my backyard, but I know it's an orbital complex the size of a jumbo jet, built by 16 countries working together, and a house in space that's been inhabited continuously for more than half my life. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/sputnik">Sputnik</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/spacecraft">Spacecraft</a>, <a href="/tag/nasa">Nasa</a>, <a href="/tag/international-space-station">International Space Station</a>, <a href="/tag/space-exploration">Space Exploration</a>, <a href="/tag/astronomy">Astronomy</a>, <a href="/tag/space-station">Space Station</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/soyuz">Soyuz</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/robots">Robots</a>, <a href="/tag/family">Family</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/10/mission-to-mars_n_1198177.html 2012-01-10T21:54:55Z 2012-01-11T08:57:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/10/mission-to-mars_n_1198177.html?1326294815"><img alt="2012-01-11-rsjdkjfkdjfkjdkf.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2012-01-11-rsjdkjfkdjfkjdkf.jpg" width="300" height="52" /></a>We live on a fragile planet at a fragile time. We cannot discount the possibility of colonizing new worlds. And where better to go than Mars? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/talk-nerdy-to-me">Talk Nerdy to Me</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/mars-mission">Mars Mission</a>, <a href="/tag/science">Science</a>, <a href="/tag/cara-santa-maria">Cara Santa Maria</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/mars-500">Mars 500</a>, <a href="/tag/mars">Mars</a>, <a href="/tag/mars-rover">Mars Rover</a>, <a href="/tag/mars-to-stay">Mars to Stay</a>, <a href="/tag/curiosity">Curiosity</a>, <a href="/tag/one-way-ticket-to-mars">One-Way Ticket to Mars</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthis-chiroux/whitey-on-the-moon-again_b_1188220.html 2012-01-10T16:39:14Z 2012-01-10T16:40:11Z Matthis Chiroux http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthis-chiroux/ It seems there might be a new space race on, and some people think it's a gas! But hold on, before we get too lost in star-gazing, I thought we still had a few problems on Earth... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/poverty">Poverty</a>, <a href="/tag/space-exploration">Space Exploration</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/gil-scott-heron">Gil Scott-Heron</a>, <a href="/tag/income-inequality">Income Inequality</a>, <a href="/politics">Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-branson/science-the-final-frontie_b_1184313.html 2012-01-05T00:00:00Z 2012-01-05T00:00:39Z Richard Branson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-branson/ Space tourism may seem like an excuse for joy rides for the rich, but in reality it's the start of a new and vital private sector industry that will help develop safer, cheaper and cleaner space travel and result in technology that will lead to broader innovation and discovery. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/virgin-galactic">Virgin Galactic</a>, <a href="/tag/kipp-charter-schools">KIPP Charter Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/virgin-galactic-space-plane">Virgin Galactic Space Plane</a>, <a href="/tag/paul-allen">Paul Allen</a>, <a href="/tag/invention">Invention</a>, <a href="/tag/renewable-energy">Renewable Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/international-space-station">International Space Station</a>, <a href="/tag/climate-change">Climate Change</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/billrobinson/techstar-interview-esther_b_1171712.html 2011-12-28T09:17:15Z 2011-12-28T09:17:32Z Bill_Robinson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/billrobinson/ Named by<i> Forbes</i> as "one of America's most powerful women in business," Esther Dyson is a most fascinating lady. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/esther-dyson">Esther Dyson</a>, <a href="/tag/health">Health</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/08/gov-john-hickenlooper-put_n_1136372.html 2011-12-08T09:09:25Z 2011-12-08T09:40:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Colorado, known for its majestic Rocky mountains, clean air and water, outdoor lifestyle... and spaceport? That's just what Gov. John Hickenlooper is ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/spaceport-america">Spaceport America</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/hickenlooper">Hickenlooper</a>, <a href="/tag/denver-news">Denver News</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/space-tourism">Space Tourism</a>, <a href="/tag/denver-colorado">Denver Colorado</a>, <a href="/tag/john-hickenlooper">John Hickenlooper</a>, <a href="/tag/commercial-space-flight">Commercial Space Flight</a>, <a href="/tag/gov-john-hickenlooper">Gov John Hickenlooper</a>, <a href="/tag/colorado-spaceport">Colorado Spaceport</a>, <a href="/tag/colorado">Colorado</a>, <a href="/denver">Denver News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/01/corcoran-are-we-there-yet-photos_n_1121057.html 2011-12-01T11:06:32Z 2011-12-01T11:18:59Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ WASHINGTON -- The Corcoran Gallery of Art's newest exhibition is out of this world, literally. "Are We There Yet?," the first U.S. exhibition by Austr... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/dc-news">DC News</a>, <a href="/tag/nasa">Nasa</a>, <a href="/tag/corcoran">Corcoran</a>, <a href="/tag/district-of-columbia">District of Columbia</a>, <a href="/tag/corcoran-gallery-of-art">Corcoran Gallery of Art</a>, <a href="/tag/are-we-there-yet">Are We There Yet</a>, <a href="/tag/dc-around-town">Dc Around Town</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/astronauts">Astronauts</a>, <a href="/tag/sean-cordeiro">Sean Cordeiro</a>, <a href="/tag/claire-healy">Claire Healy</a>, <a href="/dc">DC News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/29/space-travel-of-the-future_n_1119201.html 2011-11-29T14:49:18Z 2011-11-29T23:47:29Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Saturday's launch of the Mars Rover Curiosity got us thinking -- why do robots get to have all the fun in space?<br /> <br /> So we decided to bring you seven d... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/bloon">Bloon</a>, <a href="/tag/nasa">Nasa</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/spacex">Spacex</a>, <a href="/tag/space-exploration">Space Exploration</a>, <a href="/tag/space">Space</a>, <a href="/tag/zero2infinity">Zero2infinity</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/richard-branson">Richard Branson</a>, <a href="/tag/blue-origin">Blue Origin</a>, <a href="/tag/space-tourism">Space Tourism</a>, <a href="/tag/space-travel">Space Travel</a>, <a href="/technology">Technology News</a></p>