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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27 September 2004 by G B Leatherwood
...to Virgin Galatic
by G.B. Leatherwood
Announcements / Other (Good)
22 August 2004 by Carol Pinchefsky
Space Future's New Website
Space Future has expanded to a new website: Space Future Japan. On the Web at http://www.spacefuturejapan.com/ or http://www.uchumirai.com/, Space Future Japan will provide unique content in the Japanese language, aimed at the over 127 million people who live in Japan. (‘Uchumirai’ is ‘Space Future’ in Japanese).
Announcements / Vehicles (Bad)
9 August 2004 by
Armadillo and Space Transport Corporation suffer setbacks
According to an Armadillo Aerospace press release, their vehicle went higher than desired, then ran out of propellant. "$35,000 of rocket is now a whole lot of primo Armadillo Droppings," says the press release.
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
6 August 2004 by Alan Breakstone
Due to launch October 2, 2004
by Alan Breakstone
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
28 July 2004 by Alan Breakstone
SpaceShipOne goes for the glory
by Alan Breakstone
Announcements / General (Good)
14 July 2004 by G B Leatherwood
Article and Space Future's comments
by G.B. Leatherwood
Announcements / Power (Good)
27 June 2004 by Patrick Collins
June 30 through July 2
For the first time since the Paris conference in 1991, an international conference on space solar power is being held in Europe, sponsored primarily by the European Space Agency, ESA.
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
25 June 2004 by Alan Breakstone
Falcon One and Falcon Five being developed
by Alan Breakstone
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
18 June 2004 by Carol Pinchefsky
Press release
Space Adventures, Ltd., the world's leading space experiences company, announced today the results of an informal survey of the over 100 people who have paid deposits to fly on a suborbital vehicle.
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
18 May 2004 by Alan Breakstone
Amateur rocket group goes to space
The Civilian Space Exploration team, an amateur group of rocket enthusiasts, built a rocket that reached the edges of space on May 17, 2004. The GoFast did not carry passengers, yet this speaks well for space tourism: if a group of amateurs can send an unpiloted rocket into space, how hard can suborbital tourism be? Combined with the latest SS1 flight, how can anyone say space travel and tourism isn't possible?
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