- 29 July 2012
- Added "Space Debris and Its Mitigation
" to the archive.
- 16 July 2012
- Space Future has been on something of a hiatus of late. With the concept of Space Tourism steadily increasing in acceptance, and the advances of commercial space, much of our purpose could be said to be achieved. But this industry is still nascent, and there's much to do. So...watch this space.
- 9 December 2010
- Updated "What the Growth of a Space Tourism Industry Could Contribute to Employment, Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, Education, Culture and World Peace
- 7 December 2008
- "What the Growth of a Space Tourism Industry Could Contribute to Employment, Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, Education, Culture and World Peace
- 30 November 2008
- Added Lynx
to the Vehicle Designs page.
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KEY DOCUMENTS
Here are some key documents from the archive to get you started:
- What the Growth of a Space Tourism Industry Could Contribute to Employment, Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, Education, Culture and World Peace
- Space Tourism Market Demand and the Transportation Infrastructure
- General Public Space Travel and Tourism
- Artificial Gravity and the Architecture of Orbital Habitats
- Prospects of Space Tourism
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Papers & Publications
Bibliographic Index and Reference Database
This is the categorised bibliographic index.
- To read a paper in the archive select its title from the list of entries below.
- Choose Full Entry to view full details and a list of associated terms, references and back-references.
- Use the topic categories to navigate and view documents in parent and sub-categories.
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| Origin: | AAS paper no. 97-460, AAS vol. 96, pp. 617–630 | ||
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| Origin: | Futron Corporation Analysis Study for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. | ||
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| Origin: | IAF Congress paper No. IAA-99-IAA.1.3.03; also at www.spacefuture.com/ archive/collaboration_with_aviation_the_key_to_commercialisation_of_space_activities.shtml | ||
| Published: | 1999 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 7th ISCOPS, AAS Vol 96, pp 693-707 | ||
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| Origin: | The Aerospace Corporation | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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| Origin: | IAA Rio Conference, Fall 2000 |
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| Origin: | IAA-01-IAA-1-3-05. Presented at 52nd IAF Congress, Toulouse, France, 1 October 2001 |
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| Origin: | Originally published in the Journal of Space Technology and Science, Vol.10 No.2 '94 autumn, pp.22-34. Revision of ISTS 94-g-22p presented at the l9th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS Yokohama), May 15-24, 1994. |
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A Reusable Commercial Space Transport in a World of Expendables: Development, Certification, and Operation
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| Origin: | preprint | ||
| Published: | May 1989 | ||
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A Single-Stage-to-Orbit Shuttle Concept
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| Origin: | Mission Analysis Division Report No. MO-70-2, Office of Advanced Research and Technology, NASA | ||
| Published: | 20 July 1970 | ||
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A Vertical Empire - The History of the UK Rocket and Space Programme, 1950-1971
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| Origin: | Imperial College Press. | ||
| Published: | 2001 | ||
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Assessing Re-usable Space vehicles
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| Origin: | Astronautics and Aeronautics. | ||
| Published: | June 1964 | ||
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BETA, Ballistisches Einstufiges Träger-Aggregat
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| Origin: | Berich UR-V-25(69) | ||
| Published: | August 1969 | ||
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Century's end essays on aviation
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| Origin: | Japan Aerospace Technology Society (in Japanese) | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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Cost Engineering - The New Paradigm for Launch Vehicle Design
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| Origin: | Paper IAF-97-IAA.1.1.04, IAF-Congress Torino 1997 | ||
| Published: | October 1997 | ||
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Design Guide: The Influence of Zero-G and Acceleration on the Human Factors of Spacecraft Design
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| Origin: | NASA Johnson Space Center | ||
| Published: | August 1978 | ||
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ESA/ESTEC Study on Advanced Rocket Propulsion Technologies
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| Published: | 1993 | ||
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Ergonomics of a Suborbital Rocket Passenger Compartment
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| Origin: | paper presented at the Western Psychological Association Convention, Los Angeles. | ||
| Published: | 1995 | ||
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Ergonomics of an Orbital Rocket Passenger Compartment
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| Origin: | paper presented at the Western Psychological Association Convention, Kona, Hawaii, April. | ||
| Published: | April 1994 | ||
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Final Report on Project SERV: Single-Stage Earth-Orbital Reusable Vehicle, Space Shuttle Feasibility Study
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| Origin: | Chrysler Corporation Space Division Report No. TR-AP-71-1 | ||
| Published: | 30 June 1971 | ||
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Handbook of Cost Engineering for Space Transportation Systems
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| Origin: | with TRANSCOST-Model 7.0, 224 pages, Report TCS-TR-168(2000), TCS-TransCostSystems | ||
| Published: | 2000 | ||
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Highly Reusable Space Transportation: Advanced Concepts and the Opening of the Space Frontier
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| Origin: | Proceedings of SPS 97: Energy and Space for Humanity, Paper no S7088. | ||
| Published: | August 1997 | ||
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Investigation on Most Suitable Arrangement of Booster and Sustainer Engines for VTOL Type SSTO Vehicle
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| Origin: | Proc. of the 38th Space Sciences and Technology Conference | ||
| Published: | 1994 | ||
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Lost in Space before the Race
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| Origin: | Wired News | ||
| Published: | 7 October 2000 | ||
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ORYOL-FESTIP Cooperation: Comparison of Concepts and First Conclusions
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| Origin: | Paper No.AIAA 89-1544, 8th International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technology Conference, Norfolk | ||
| Published: | April 1998 | ||
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Passenger seat arrangement for space vehicles
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Phoenix: A Commercial, Reusable Single-Stage-to-Orbit Launch Vehicle
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| Origin: | Pacific American Launch Systems Inc. | ||
| Published: | 1985 | ||
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Prelude to Space Travel
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| Origin: | Included in "Across the Space Frontier" edited by Cornelius Ryan. Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, London | ||
| Published: | 1952 | ||
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Proposal for a Study of a Manned Mars Flyby Using Apollo and Saturn
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| Origin: | SID63-1214, Space Information Systems Division. | ||
| Published: | 10 October 1963 | ||
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Requirements and Approach for a Space Tourism Launch System
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| Origin: | The Aerospace Corporation, 2350 E. El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo, California 90245-4691, unpublished. | ||
| Published: | October 1997 | ||
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Space Energy and Transportation
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| Origin: | Space Transportation Association and High Frontier. Previously the
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SÄNGER Space Transportation System: Progress Report 1990
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| Origin: | 41st IAF Congress Dresden, Preprint No. IAF-90-175 | ||
| Published: | October 1990 | ||
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The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the U.S. Economy: 2002 Results and Outlook for 2010
| Origin: | FAA, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation. | ||
| Published: | 2003 | ||
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The US Government Civil Space Programme: It Must be Changed Fundamentally and Soon
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| Origin: | Space Policy May 1992, Pages 103-108. | ||
| Published: | May 1992 | ||
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Vehicle and Mission Design Options for the Human Exploration of Mars/Phobos Using 'Bimodal' NTR and LANTR Propulsion
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| Origin: | NASA Technical Memorandum 1998-208834, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland. | ||
| Published: | 1998 | ||
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Why SSTO rocket launch vehicles are now feasible and practical
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| Origin: | NASA Headquarters | ||
| Published: | January 1994 | ||
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