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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Online / Tourism (Good)
10 December 1998 by Patrick Collins
The classic article "Studies Claim Space Tourism Feasible" published in 'Aviation Week & Space Technology' the leading aerospace industry magazine on April 7, 1997, pp 58-60, is now available on the Internet here. The 3-page article, by Aviation Week reporter William Scott, described 3 presentations at the 1997 IEEE Aerospace Conference held in Snowmass, Colorado, and is of considerable historic interest in being the first article about space tourism to be published in Aviation Week (though not the first time that the words have been used).
News / Vehicles (Good)
1 December 1998 by
Good news! It seems that the Australians are not only matching the
Online / Tourism (None)
25 November 1998 by
Space Transportation Association's Space Travel and Tourism Division News
Readers may like to review the Space Transportation Association Space Travel and Tourism Division's Bulletin Board of news and events at http://www.spacetransportation.org/bulletins.htm.
Events / General (None)
24 November 1998 by
Commercial space conference next year in Washington, DC
Mark your calendars folks.
Reports / Vehicles (Good)
13 November 1998 by Patrick Collins
ESA's "Explospace" Hints at Change of Policy
At ESA's Workshop on Space Exploration and Resources Exploitation (ExploSpace) held in Sardinia in October 20-22, there were sessions on a variety of longer-term possibilities in space, including Space Solar Power, Space Mining, Exploration, and Business & Financing. In the face of growing recognition of the potential of space tourism a session was also held on "Access to Space, Space Tourism and Public Outreach" in which three papers addressed the subject of space tourism seriously.
Media / Vehicles (Good)
7 November 1998 by
On C-SPAN 1, Saturday, 11/07/98 at 08:40pm to 10:15pm ET or 05:40pm to
Media / Tourism (None)
6 November 1998 by Patrick Collins
Buzz Aldrin, space tourism's most famous supporter, appeared with David Letterman "the most powerful man in American broadcasting" on November 3. His invitation was triggered in part by the orbital trip being taken by the 77-year-old John Glenn.
Online / Tourism (Good)
4 November 1998 by Patrick Collins
Gaze catches Space Future
NASA Watch, the website that is famously "on NASA's case" has opened a new section on "Tourism and other non-traditional uses of space". Although still under construction as of this writing, expect to see this grow in the coming months.
Media / Tourism (Strange)
29 October 1998 by Sam Coniglio
John Glenn Revives Space Interest, Could Space Commercialization be Far Behind?
At 2:19 pm today, the Space Shuttle Discovery carried US Senator John Glenn and six other astronauts into orbit in a nearly flawless launch. Glenn, the second American in space in 1961, returns to space at age 77.
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
29 October 1998 by
Teacher's Dream as a Pilot to Be Fulfilled With Russian MiG-25 Flight
ST. LOUIS, 29 October 1998 - PRESS RELEASE
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