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- The Overview Institute Established
- International Space Development Conference Set for Late May
- TDF Hosts Second Space Conference in Italy
- Space Future Helps Sponsor NYC Yuri's Night
- XCOR Starts Work on Spaceplane
- Discount Ticket to Ride
- EADS Spaceplane Announced
- New Mexico To Get a Spaceport...
- Trip to Space Revived
- The Right to Space Initiative
- Japanese Entrepeneur Heads to Space
- 1st Annual Convention of Technologies of the Future
- $265 Million Global Spaceport Development Project
- Greg Olsen to Perform Research on the ISS...
- Spacex Developing Fully Reusable Launch Vehicles
- 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 / 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.
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
11 June 2008 by Carol Pinchefsky
First member: Google co-founder, Sergey Brin
Eric Anderson, CEO and president of Space Adventures, announced at a press conference today that Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, the world’s premier Internet search engine, will be Space Adventures’ next paying spaceflight participant.
, announced at a press conference today that Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, the world’s premier Internet search engine, will be Space Adventures’ next paying spaceflight participant. Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
11 June 2008 by Carol Pinchefsky
Space Adventures doubles number of spaceflight participants
The Space Adventures orbital spaceflight program is the only way for non-astronauts to visit the
International Space Station (
ISS). Now, Space Adventures had brokered a deal that increases the number of spaceflight participants.
orbital spaceflight program is the only way for non-astronauts to visit the
International Space Station (
ISS). Now, Space Adventures had brokered a deal that increases the number of spaceflight participants. 
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