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.
Last month's Issac Asimov Memorial Debate, hosted as usual by Hayden Planetarium Director Neil deGrasse Tyson, tackled a subject close to Space Future's heart – the future of manned spaceflight. Or, to be strictly accurate, “The Moon, Mars, and Beyond: Where next for the manned spaced program?”
Although Space Future doesn't cover asteriod impact or detection as a regular feature, it's nice to see activity outside of the United States, and especially in the UK.
Operation of ISS needs to be turned over to unified body
International Space Station (ISS) is now the only human outpost in space, and the Space Frontier Foundation has been busy soliciting contributions and input for a new proposal to reform the way in which it is run. After integrating initial feedback, the proposal is now online at the website of the newly formed International Space Station Congress: www.isscongress.org. The proposal itself can be found here.
Steamboat Springs, CO (October 22, 1997) - SpaceDev, LLC a Colorado-based holding company announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in Pegasus Development Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PSDM) of Denver, Colorado.