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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Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
9 September 2005 by Alan Breakstone
Premiering 2007
by Alan Breakstone
/ General (Good)
29 August 2005 by G B Leatherwood
Spaceports are key to space tourism
by G.B. Leatherwood
News / Tourism (Good)
11 August 2005 by Alan Breakstone
To the moon!
New York – August 10, 2005 – Space Adventures, Ltd., the world’s leading space experiences company, announced today the availability of a commercial spaceflight to the far side of the moon. The company, which organized spaceflights for the world’s first private space explorers, American businessman Dennis Tito and the ‘First African in Space’ Mark Shuttleworth, disclosed the details of the mission, called DSE-Alpha, during a press conference.
Media / Vehicles (None)
8 August 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
The overview effect strikes again
The BBC has written an article on the environmental impact of the space shuttle.
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
31 July 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
Launch planned 1 October 2005
Space Adventures, Ltd., the world's leading space experiences company, announced today that American technology entrepreneur Gregory Olsen, Ph.D. has been confirmed to the Soyuz TMA-7 crew which is currently planned for launch to the International Space Station ( ISS) on October 1 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Dr. Olsen will be joining the 12th Expedition Crew which will also include NASA astronaut William McArthur and cosmonaut Valery Tokarev.
News / Power (Bad)
22 June 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
and lost
by Carol Pinchefsky
News / Vehicles (Good)
13 June 2005 by Alan Breakstone
Three passengers, weekly flights
by Alan Breakstone
Other / Other (None)
1 June 2005 by G B Leatherwood
Whistling for the next cab
by G.B. Leatherwood
Announcements / General (Good)
29 May 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
No purchase necessary
7-Up Soda, along with the Ansari X-Prize Foundation, is offering U.S. contestants a chance to win a trip to space in a suborbital vehicle. There is currently no information on which vehicle is partnered with 7-Up.
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
11 May 2005 by Alan Breakstone
In response to overwhelming interest
Arlington, Va. – May 11, 2005 – Space Adventures, Ltd., the world’s leading space experiences company, announced today the official opening of an office in Tokyo and the appointment of Tatsuhiro Yokoyama as general manager.  Space Adventures, the only company in the world to have taken paying passengers to space, has received thousands of requests from Japan, and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, for more information on opportunities available today for space tourism.
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