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- 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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27 November 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
Rescheduled launch date not set
The SpaceX launch of their rocket, Falcon 1, has been scrubbed. According to CEO of Space Explorations, Elon Musk, "an auxiliary liquid oxygen (
LOX) fill tank had a manual vent valve incorrectly set to vent. The time it took to correct the problem resulted in significant
LOX boiloff and loss of helium, and it was the latter that caused the launch abort."
) fill tank had a manual vent valve incorrectly set to vent. The time it took to correct the problem resulted in significant
LOX boiloff and loss of helium, and it was the latter that caused the launch abort." News / Power (Bad)
22 June 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
and lost
by Carol Pinchefsky
/ General (Bad)
29 September 2004 by Carol Pinchefsky
And the need for legal protection
by Charles Lurio
News / Vehicles (Bad)
1 February 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
Space Shuttle Columbia explodes
On Saturday, February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia exploded over Texas. Columbia, on its twenty-eighth mission, was on its descent after a sixteen-day journey as it broke up. There were no survivors.
Features / Vehicles (Bad)
7 February 2002 by Carol Pinchefsky
Some problems. Some solutions.
by Michael Urban
/ General (Bad)
18 October 2001 by Carol Pinchefsky
You are the weakest link: goodbye.
By Alan Breakstone and Carol Pinchefsky
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