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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4 January 2007 by Carol Pinchefsky
Launch reached 85 meters
According to a BBC article , Blue Origin, the aerospace company launched by Amazon.com's founder Jeff Bezos, has released images of its spacecraft, which launched in November. The launch was viewed only by intimates of Bezos and his project but was captured on camera.
Media / Other (Strange)
15 November 2006 by Carol Pinchefsky
Giant space chicken averts alien invasion
by Carol Pinchefsky
Media / General (Good)
22 May 2006 by Carol Pinchefsky
Lifestyles of the rich and weightless
The New York Times has written an article about space fashion (registration required). In brief, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Rocketplane Ltd. are sponsoring a zero-gravity fashion competition "for clothes that look good in zero gravity. The best designs will appear in a fashion show in Tokyo this fall."
Media / General (Good)
2 March 2006 by Carol Pinchefsky
And its very profitable ventures
According to Business 2.0 magazine via CNN, even though suborbital tourism and space hotels do not currently exist, "[a]ll, however, have the potential to generate astronomical returns during the next decade."
Media / General (Good)
10 September 2005 by Patrick Collins
Makes case for lunar development
The DVD "Gaia Selene: ...saving the Earth by colonising the Moon" by Screenwriter and Producer Charles Proser makes an unanswerable case that investing in developing space-faring capabilities such as large-scale solar energy and wireless power transmission, helium 3 collection and utilisation, and the use of other non-terrestrial resources including near-Earth asteroids and comets would pay a good return in the longer run.
Media / Vehicles (None)
8 August 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
The overview effect strikes again
The BBC has written an article on the environmental impact of the space shuttle.
Media / Vehicles (Good)
8 January 2005 by G B Leatherwood
A media review
by G.B. Leatherwood
Media / Vehicles (Good)
21 June 2004 by Sam Coniglio
A triumph of ingenuity and willpower
By Samuel M. Coniglio, IV
Media / Tourism (Good)
7 August 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
A book review
By Carl Roberts
Media / Vehicles (Good)
1 June 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
Public radio covers public space
By Carol Pinchefsky and Alan Breakstone
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