Norse Atlantic Airways announced on Wednesday its latest service between the U.S. and Europe, with bookings open right away and a limited-time promo deal available.
16.12.2023 - 15:21 / travelandleisure.com / Jeff Bezos
Visitors to Florida’s Kennedy Space Center can now step inside a Blue Origin crew capsule in the first-ever permanent exhibit for Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ space company.
The brand-new exhibit allows space enthusiasts to explore a realistic replica of Blue Origin’s New Shepard crew capsule with a virtual reality experience, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex shared with Travel + Leisure. The exhibit is located in the Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex.
The exhibit “uses actual data and imagery to authentically mimic the rocket’s journey above the Kármán Line, the internationally recognized boundary of space,” according to the Kennedy Space Center.
Courtesy of NASA/Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Visitors to the new exhibit will don VR headsets to simulate the company’s journey above the Kármán Line made more realistic with interactive zero gravity indicators, seat shakers, and audio.
The capsule itself is a “near-perfect replica” of the original with a few things enlarged or made smaller to increase accessibility. The exhibit also features a handicap-accessible flight seat and external VR headset so visitors who can’t enter the capsule on their own can still experience it.
Space enthusiasts can also “send a postcard to space aboard one of Blue Origin's New Shepard rockets,” according to the Kennedy Space Center.
Courtesy of NASA/Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Bezos first launched human flights on Blue Origin in 2021 with a successful 10 minute mission on the New Shepard rocket. The rocket reached a height of about 66.5 miles, passing the Kármán Line, before floating back down to Earth.
At the time, the passengers — including Bezos himself — experienced about four minutes of weightlessness.
Beyond the new exhibit, the Kennedy Space Center will celebrate the holidays this year with a nighttime projection mapping show featuring the story of a shooting star-turned-snowflake, a new Rocket Tree Trail, and other holiday decor from Dec. 15 through Dec. 30.
Norse Atlantic Airways announced on Wednesday its latest service between the U.S. and Europe, with bookings open right away and a limited-time promo deal available.
It just got easier to visit Greece from the United States. Norse Atlantic Airways, a low-cost airline based in Oslo, Norway, announced a new route between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and Athens International Airport in Greece on Wednesday. The flight will operate five times per week from May 30, 2024 through Oct. 26, 2024, the airline shared withTravel + Leisure. The new flight has a duration of 9 hours and 35 minutes. Currently, the airline operates service between New York and Athens with a stopover in London’s Gatwick airport for a total duration of 18 hours. “This launch underscores our commitment to meeting the evolving travel needs of our passengers," Norse Atlantic Airways’ CEO and Founder Bjorn Tore Larsen said in a statement shared with T+L. «We believe this route will not only cater to the demand for travel to Greece but will also create opportunities for cultural exchange and business collaborations between these two vibrant destinations,”
The 1.5 billion euros construction project is a state-of-the-art facility projected to generate 3,000 construction jobs and 3,000 permanent jobs that will not only stimulate the local economy of Athens, but will also have an immediate positive impact on Greece’s economy as well.
The transaction reflects an approximate 6.4% capitalization rate based on the estimated net operating income for the year ending December 31, 2023.
KSA-based and international falconers will compete for record total prize pot of SAR 60m ($16m) at AlUla’s Mughayra Heritage Sports Village from December 28th to January 5th.
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This week, The Islands of The Bahamas and Alaska Airlines marked a significant milestone jointly welcoming first-ever passengers from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS) in Nassau, the nation’s booming capital. Respectively launched on December 14 and 15, the new nonstop routes provide West Coast travellers with greater access to the coveted Caribbean paradise renowned for its pristine beaches, crystal-clear waters and vibrant culture.
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