Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • The Christian Science Monitor

    Can tourism propel space exploration to new heights?

    Sep 21, 2018 4 minutes

    Yusaku Maezawa wasn’t selected by any agencies for space travel. He made the choice to go himself.

    “I choose to go to the moon,” the Japanese billionaire entrepreneur proclaimed from a stage at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., Monday night. If all goes well, Mr. Maezawa will be SpaceX’s first paying customer to travel into space on a trip around the moon, perhaps as soon as 2023, and he wants to bring half a dozen artists with him.

    Space tourists like Maezawa may become a regular fixture in the skies in the near future, as companies like SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic all have stated ambitions to bring paying customers

    Lighting the fire for spaceflight?

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from The Christian Science Monitor

    The Christian Science Monitor4 min read
    This Instructor Builds Confidence Among Maldivian Women, In The Water And Out
    In the shallow, turquoise waters off Rasdhoo island, Aminath Zoona gathers a small group of adults – mostly women – around her. “Every Maldivian must learn to swim,” she tells them matter-of-factly. As the first Maldivian woman in the country accredi
    The Christian Science Monitor5 min readInternational Relations
    Iran’s Official Line On Exchange With Israel: Deterrence Restored
    The horn of official triumphalism still sounds unabated in Iran, nearly three weeks after the Islamic Republic launched an unprecedented barrage, from Iranian soil, of more than 300 missiles and drones at Israel. Yet triumphalism aside, Iran’s interp
    The Christian Science Monitor4 min readInternational Relations
    Facing Russian Threat And An Uncertain America, Europe Rearms
    Two words – stark, sober words – sum up a dramatic mood swing in Europe that could redefine, and ultimately loosen, the Continent’s decades-old alliance with the United States. War footing. That phrase, voiced most recently by British Prime Minister

    Related Books & Audiobooks