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- Three Tests
- Spaceflight Revolution by David Ashford
- X-Prize in the News
- X-Prize Wins a Prize
- RSA Plans Dedicated Commercial Flight...
- Private Space Vehicles on NPR
- Blue Origin
- New Book Released on Space Flight
- SpaceShipOne Unveiled
- XCOR Secures $187,500 Equity Investment
- Nova II Capsule Revealed
- Presidential Commission Supports Space Tourism
- On-Line Space Tourism Survey
- New Space Tourism Company Established in Sweden
- Two Articles, Two Pricetags
- 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 / Vehicles (Good)
20 April 2004 by G B Leatherwood
The teddy bears survive!
by G.B. Leatherwood
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
7 April 2004 by Sam Coniglio
Scaled Composites allowed to conduct sub-orbital flights
by Sam Coniglio
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
30 March 2004 by Sam Coniglio
Businessman, scientist Dr. Greg Olsen to inspire students
Space Adventures announced that American Dr. Greg Olsen, scientist and founder of CEO of Sensors Unlimited, Inc., will become the third private space explorer. Following in the footsteps of
Dennis Tito and Mark Shuttleworth, Dr. Olsen hopes to inspire children to learn science and engineering with his work on the
International Space Station (
ISS). His flight represents the first of the four exclusive flight opportunities that Space Adventures acquired in 2003 through their contract with the Russian Space Agency and RSC Energia.
and Mark Shuttleworth, Dr. Olsen hopes to inspire children to learn science and engineering with his work on the
International Space Station (
ISS). His flight represents the first of the four exclusive flight opportunities that Space Adventures acquired in 2003 through their contract with the Russian Space Agency and RSC Energia. News / Vehicles (Good)
19 March 2004 by Carol Pinchefsky
What we can deduce
It looks like
Burt Rutan's next planned flight test of his SpaceShipOne will include firing the rocket motor again. This may turn out to be quite ambitious compared to the first in-flight firing late last year.
's next planned flight test of his SpaceShipOne will include firing the rocket motor again. This may turn out to be quite ambitious compared to the first in-flight firing late last year. News / Tourism (Good)
12 February 2004 by Patrick Collins
Aim to fly to space in 2006
In a characteristically stimulating presentation at the session on Space Tourism of the Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2004) on Monday February 9,
Chuck Lauer, Vice President for Business Development at Pioneer Rocketplane Inc, confirmed that the company had finalised an agreement with Spaceport Oklahoma (officially OSIDA, the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority) to develop the passenger-carrying XP Rocketplane, which will be capable of sub-orbital flights, at Burns Flat in Oklahoma. The XP is an adapted Learjet, with a rocket engine being developed by Orbitec Inc. It is not primarily targeting the “X Prize” but the sub-orbital passenger market, including tourism. “But if no-one else has won the X-Prize by 2006, then we will”
Lauer said.
, Vice President for Business Development at Pioneer Rocketplane Inc, confirmed that the company had finalised an agreement with Spaceport Oklahoma (officially OSIDA, the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority) to develop the passenger-carrying XP Rocketplane, which will be capable of sub-orbital flights, at Burns Flat in Oklahoma. The XP is an adapted Learjet, with a rocket engine being developed by Orbitec Inc. It is not primarily targeting the “X Prize” but the sub-orbital passenger market, including tourism. “But if no-one else has won the X-Prize by 2006, then we will”
Lauer said. Publications / General (Good)
20 January 2004 by Patrick Collins
Identifies space tourism as important new possibility
The publishers’ blurb says it well:
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
17 December 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
First manned supersonic flight by a non-government-developed aircraft
Press Release
Online / Habitat (Good)
5 December 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
Let me build among the stars
by Carol Pinchefsky
/ General (Good)
1 October 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
Prizes provide motivation for success
by Carol Pinchefsky
/ Tourism (Good)
11 September 2003 by Patrick Collins
Fingers Crossed!
As the test flight program of Scaled Composites Inc's sub-orbital, passenger-carrying rocketplane "SpaceShipOne" progresses steadily, it performed its second gliding flight on August 27. Described on Scaled Composites' web-site the flight successfuly achieved all its objectives, which are listed as:
Inc's sub-orbital, passenger-carrying rocketplane "SpaceShipOne" progresses steadily, it performed its second gliding flight on August 27. Described on Scaled Composites' web-site the flight successfuly achieved all its objectives, which are listed as: 
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