The Journal
The Future Travel Journal
Editorial dispatches from the frontier — long-form context on the companies, technologies and people building the next era of human travel.
Industry News · 9 min read
The Civilian Decade Of Spaceflight
How the 2020s became the decade space stopped belonging to governments.
Space Tourism · 7 min read
Stratospheric Balloons: The Quiet Revolution
The most luxurious way to reach the edge of space doesn't involve a rocket.
Astronaut Training · 6 min read
What Civilian Astronaut Training Actually Involves
A guide to the centrifuges, neutral-buoyancy tanks and parabolic flights now open to private travelers.
Mars Missions · 11 min read
Starbase And The Economics Of Mars
What the most-watched launch site in the world tells us about humanity's interplanetary future.
Moon Missions · 8 min read
The Return To The Moon
Artemis, commercial lunar landers, and the second great age of lunar exploration.
Exploration Technology · 6 min read
Why The Deep Ocean Is Space's Only Rival
Six kilometres straight down, an alien environment more unexplored than the surface of Mars.