Space tourism's growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement
Tuesday, 20 May 2025 () Menomonie, WI (SPX) May 20, 2025
On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women - Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sanchez - on a suborbital journey to the edge of space. The headlines called it a historic moment for women in space. But as a tourism educator, I paused - not because I questioned their experience, but because I questioned the language. Were they astronauts or sp
Tuesday, 20 May 2025 ()
Menomonie, WI (SPX) May 20, 2025