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- Announcing the Orbital Mission Explorers Club
- First Private Mission to the ISS
- The Overview Institute Established
- International Space Development Conference Set for Late May
- Asking the Hard Questions About UK Space Policy
- TDF Hosts Second Space Conference in Italy
- Roskosmos to End Space Tourism in 2010
- Rocket Racing League Announced
- Space Future Helps Sponsor NYC Yuri's Night
- XCOR Starts Work on Spaceplane
- Discount Ticket to Ride
- Virgin Heralds 'The Year of the Spaceship'
- NASA Hiring Astronauts
- EADS Spaceplane Announced
- New Mexico To Get a Spaceport...
- 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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Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
2 January 2009 by G B Leatherwood
It's already a happy new year
Commercial space tourism got off to a good start for 2009 with the New Year’s Day announcement by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson that
Virgin Galactic
has signed a 20-year lease agreement with the state of New Mexico.
has signed a 20-year lease agreement with the state of New Mexico. Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
23 December 2008 by Alan Breakstone
Wins NASA contract as Falcon 9 hardware heads to Canaveral
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) won a NASA contract to send cargo to and from the
International Space Station (
ISS). The
ISS Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) contract requires SpaceX to carry at least 20,000 kg of cargo to the orbiting complex, for a value of $US1.6 billion. NASA might elect to order more cargo missions worth up to US$3.1 billion.
) won a NASA contract to send cargo to and from the
International Space Station (
ISS). The
ISS Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) contract requires SpaceX to carry at least 20,000 kg of cargo to the orbiting complex, for a value of $US1.6 billion. NASA might elect to order more cargo missions worth up to US$3.1 billion. Announcements / Tourism (Good)
13 October 2008 by G B Leatherwood
and the next spaceflight participant
What is the next best thing to going into space? Being next in line for a trip.
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
7 October 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Space is not a one-time adventure
In sports, coming in second is almost as bad as finishing last. First place wins the gold medal, the blue ribbon, the biggest trophy, and the bottle of champagne. Second place doesn’t.
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
1 October 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Fifth spaceflight participant is first to return
Orbital spaceflight broker Space Adventures announced that Dr. Charles Simonyi, the fifth paid spaceflight participant, will be returning to the
International Space Station, making him their first customer to take a second trip.
announced that Dr. Charles Simonyi, the fifth paid spaceflight participant, will be returning to the
International Space Station, making him their first customer to take a second trip. Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
24 September 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Will the fourth test be the charm?
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
10 September 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Falcon will fly in late 2008 (updated)
In its press release dated September 9, 2008 (see below), Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) disclosed that it had been granted an Operational License from the US Air Force for the use of Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on the Florida coast.
) disclosed that it had been granted an Operational License from the US Air Force for the use of Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on the Florida coast. Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
4 August 2008 by G B Leatherwood
AirVenture show gets first look
On July 28, and again on August 1 and 2, at the EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the Rocket Racing League debuted during a week-long showcase of experimental, exotic, and remarkable flying machines.
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
9 July 2008 by Carol Pinchefsky
Winners get trip to see WhiteKnight2 rollout
On July 28, 2008,
Virgin Galactic will be rolling out WhiteKnight2 in the Mojave desert.
will be rolling out WhiteKnight2 in the Mojave desert. Announcements / Habitat (Good)
7 July 2008 by
I do. I really do
A diamond may be forever, but a trip to space is out-of-this-world romantic.
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