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" to the 2009 revision.
7 December 2008
"What the Growth of a Space Tourism Industry Could Contribute to Employment, Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, Education, Culture and World Peace" is now the top entry on Space Future's Key Documents list.
30 November 2008
Added Lynx to the Vehicle Designs page.
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20 April 2004 by G B Leatherwood
SpaceFuture speaks with Joe Latrell
By G.B. Leatherwood
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29 January 2004 by G B Leatherwood
An interview with Dr. Patrick Collins
By G.B. Leatherwood
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4 April 2003 by G B Leatherwood
The current state of affairs in space tourism
Eric Anderson, President and CEO of Space Adventures, is an entrepreneur, businessman, and aerospace engineer. He has previously worked as a NASA researcher, as a Lead Engineer for a leading aerospace software firm, and has started several companies. Most recently, he was the Founder and Executive Vice President of Starport.com, acquired in June 2000 by space.com.
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22 December 2001 by Carol Pinchefsky
A debate
By Alan Breakstone and Patrick Collins
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23 August 2001 by Alan Breakstone
How space tourism can save humanity
by Alan Breakstone 
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7 May 2001 by Carol Pinchefsky
Dennis Tito, space tourist, returned to Earth after the experience of a lifetime. However, he does not want to make the trip a second time. Tito was quoted as saying, "I want other people to make it instead."
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4 May 2001 by Carol Pinchefsky
Can't Buy Me Love
At this moment, space tourist Denis Tito is experiencing a dream shared by millions--cozying up to the sight of Earth through his window. Tito leads the way in what will surely be a long line of adventure-seekers and space enthusiasts. For US$20 million, he received training, a trip to the International Space Station (ISS), and the right to say he did it first. But he gets something else in return for his money--criticism and antagonism.
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24 January 2001 by Patrick Collins
Opening Possibility of Last-Minute Reprieve for MIR
Space News reported on January 15 that "senior Nasa space station officials" will meet in Moscow in February to discuss Russian plans to fly US citizen Dennis Tito to the ISS. The reason for this was given as: "Russian space officials recently informed Nasa in writing of a plan to fill the Soyuz capsule's vacant third seat with paying customers during routine missions."
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31 October 1998 by Patrick Collins
77-year-old finds space travel very comfortable
So now we know - the long-sustained image that "Only extraordinarily fit people can go to space" is - A MYTH. The truth is that anyone can go - or at least anyone who would ride in an aeroplane.
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17 July 1998 by Patrick Collins
In a recent piece entitled "Skeptics put Glenn, NASA under the microscope" about John Glenn's scheduled flight on the space shuttle, CNN quoted several medical researchers as saying that although Glenn is 77 his flight cannot be justified by medical research into aging. (Among other things, a single case is not statistically useful, and there is little data on his earlier short flight.) Politics and PR seem to be the real reasons behind the plan.
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