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- Falcon 1 to Fly
- WhiteKnightTwo Rolls Out
- She Found the Golden Ticket
- Virgin America Contest
- First “Private Human Access to Space” Symposium
- Space Weddings
- The Return of Starchaser
- Space Frontier Foundation Sponsors Conference
- Space Video Competition
- Rollout Planned for WhiteKnightTwo
- Richard Garriot’s Excellent Adventure
- Announcing the Orbital Mission Explorers Club
- First Private Mission to the ISS
- The Overview Institute Established
- Five Things You Didn't Know: Space Tourism
- 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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12 October 2008 by G B Leatherwood
The son also rises
Some folks are never satisfied. Not with paddling down the Amazon, tracking gorillas in Rwanda, diving to the Titanic, or hunting for meteorites in the frozen Antarctic.
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. News / Vehicles (Good)
28 September 2008 by Alan Breakstone
SpaceX
The fourth SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket was launched today, achieving a significant milestone; it's the world's first privately funded
TSTO liquid rocket to achieve orbit. Even though the first three launches of the Falcon 1 were not successful, NASA and the US Department of Defense kept faith in the fledgling space company. Today, after many trials and tribulations, that faith has been rewarded.
Falcon 1 rocket was launched today, achieving a significant milestone; it's the world's first privately funded
TSTO liquid rocket to achieve orbit. Even though the first three launches of the Falcon 1 were not successful, NASA and the US Department of Defense kept faith in the fledgling space company. Today, after many trials and tribulations, that faith has been rewarded. Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
24 September 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Will the fourth test be the charm?
Online / Other (Good)
22 September 2008 by G B Leatherwood
A look at the SFF's space poetry magazine
The newest project of the Space Frontier Foundation is poetry in motion. Or at least in print.
is poetry in motion. Or at least in print. 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. Media / Power (Good)
21 August 2008 by G B Leatherwood
A look at the Futures Channel
Already struggling to get your kids interested in school again after a summer of mall walking, cell phone texting, and playing video games?
Events / Vehicles (Good)
9 August 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Meet the DC-X team in New Mexico
On August 17, 18, and 19, 2008 the New Mexico Museum of Space History at Alamagordo, New Mexico, along with its partners the , the Space Frontier Foundation, and Spaceport America, will host the DC-X/XA Reunion and 21st Century Space Access Seminar and Workshop.
/XA Reunion and 21st Century Space Access Seminar and Workshop. 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.
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