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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24 January 2002 by Alan Breakstone
Interview with Space Adventures
by Alan Breakstone
Online / Tourism (Good)
8 January 2002 by Carol Pinchefsky
Plans to visit space as a cosmonaut
According to an article in spacer.com, Mark Shuttleworth will become the world's second paying space tourist at the going rate of US$20 million. Or will he?
Events / Tourism (Good)
8 January 2002 by Carol Pinchefsky
Free lecture--book tickets now!
"A Space Journey"
News / Tourism (Good)
19 December 2001 by Alan Breakstone
Game shows reach for the stars
By Alan Breakstone
/ General (Good)
18 December 2001 by Patrick Collins
Charting new waters
President Bush has chosen Sean O'Keefe to be the next Nasa administrator; he’s expected to start formally early in the new year after the final Senate ratification. O’Keefe is currently Deputy Director of the US government's Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Earlier in 2001 he was responsible for denying Nasa the extra $5 billion that it requested (on top of a long series of earlier budget over-runs) toward the International Space Station ( ISS). A professional public sector manager, O’Keefe has said of the project “...technical excellence at any cost is not an acceptable approach....”
Online / Tourism (Good)
17 December 2001 by Patrick Collins
Tom Rogers interviewed
News / Vehicles (Good)
17 December 2001 by Alan Breakstone
X-Prize contender reaches 1688.8 meters
By Alan Breakstone
News / Tourism (Good)
11 December 2001 by Patrick Collins
Urges gov't to target passenger space travel
The Presidential Commission on the Future of the US Aerospace Industry was established by President Bush to make recommendations to solve a range of problems facing the industry. These problems, from overspending to failed projects, have arose partly from its decline since the end of the cold war and partly from stagnation at Nasa.
Reports / Tourism (Good)
17 November 2001 by Alan Breakstone
By Alan Breakstone
/ Tourism (Good)
5 November 2001 by G B Leatherwood
A Grand Ocean Voyage in Space
by G. B. Leatherwood
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