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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12 August 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
And a wedding
By Carol Pinchefsky
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7 August 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
A book review
By Carl Roberts
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12 July 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
A roundup of events
The X-Prize has been much in the news of late, as its various contestants are making headway toward the prize. Here is a roundup of recent events:
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26 June 2003 by
Peter Diamandis, chairman of the X-Prize, also honoured
San Francisco (June 26, 2003) - The X-Prize Foundation has been selected as the winner of the World Technology Network's (WTN) Corporate World Technology Award for Space, an award recognizing the non-profit foundation's tireless efforts to spawn a new groundbreaking industry and educate the public about commercial space travel.
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24 June 2003 by
...for only US$20 million
Space Adventures Ltd., RSC Energia, and the Russian Space Agency (Rosoviakosmos) are planning the first dedicated commerical flight of a spacecraft for space tourism. The 2005 Space Adventures-1 (SA-1) flight would launch a Soyuz with a cosmonaut and two paying passengers to the International Space Station ( ISS).
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1 June 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
Public radio covers public space
By Carol Pinchefsky and Alan Breakstone
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29 April 2003 by G B Leatherwood
Jeff Bezos joins the space race
By G.B. Leatherwood
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22 April 2003 by Peter Wainwright
Spaceflight Revolution in bookstores now
PRESS RELEASE:
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20 April 2003 by Alan Breakstone
Beginning flight tests to follow
By Alan Breakstone
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16 April 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
Capital then matched four-to-one
XCOR Aerospace announced today it has successfully acquired an additional $187,500 in equity investments. This round of investment qualifies the company for a Department of Defense program that matches private capital four to one up to $750,000. The funds will be used for development of rocket engine pump technology.
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