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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2 August 2008 by Carol Pinchefsky
Reporting from SpaceX factory, updated 11:51 pm EST
UPDATE, 11:51 pm
News / Vehicles (Good)
28 July 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Virgin's spaceplane greets the world
“I think you will agree that WhiteKnightTwo, or 'EVE' as we will be able to officially call her soon, is one of the most beautiful and extraordinary aviation vehicles ever developed.”
Other / Vehicles (Good)
16 July 2008 by Carol Pinchefsky
Like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, but with space
In the book by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, our hero finds a golden ticket in a candy bar wrapper.
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
9 July 2008 by Carol Pinchefsky
Winners get trip to see WhiteKnight2 rollout
On July 28, 2008, Virgin Galactic will be rolling out WhiteKnight2 in the Mojave desert.
Reports / Tourism (Good)
8 July 2008 by Patrick Collins
A review of the conference
The first symposium on Personal Access to Space held by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) in Arcachon, France, May 28-30, 2008, was a mixture of both the encouraging and the discouraging.
Announcements / Habitat (Good)
7 July 2008 by
I do. I really do
A diamond may be forever, but a trip to space is out-of-this-world romantic.
News / Vehicles (Good)
4 July 2008 by Alan Breakstone
Announcing Nova 2
Flight International's Rob Coppinger reports that Starchaser is building a new manned rocket.
Events / General (Good)
2 July 2008 by Carol Pinchefsky
NewSpace themes to be discussed
The Space Frontier Foundation is sponsoring a conference entitled NewSpace 2008: Creating the Future or Living in the Past.
/ General (Good)
13 June 2008 by Carol Pinchefsky
YouTube superstardom and cash prizes await
The Space Frontier Foundation and SpaceContest.org are co-sponsoring the “Space VidVision Contest.” Entrants have until July 8, 2008, to create a video response to the question, “What should the future of American spaceflight be?”
News / Vehicles (Good)
12 June 2008 by G B Leatherwood
SpaceShipTwo’s mothership to arrive
“Git’n ‘er done!” must be the operating phrase around the shops at Scaled Composites, Burt Rutan’s company that successfully built and flew the world’s first private aircraft to the edge of space. This craft, SpaceShipOne, reached the fringe and claimed the Ansari X-Prize while the other competitors watched from the stands or on their TV sets.
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