- 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
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KEY DOCUMENTS
Here are some key documents from the archive to get you started:
- What the Growth of a Space Tourism Industry Could Contribute to Employment, Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, Education, Culture and World Peace
- Space Tourism Market Demand and the Transportation Infrastructure
- General Public Space Travel and Tourism
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Papers & Publications
Bibliographic Index and Reference Database
This is the categorised bibliographic index.
- To read a paper in the archive select its title from the list of entries below.
- Choose Full Entry to view full details and a list of associated terms, references and back-references.
- Use the topic categories to navigate and view documents in parent and sub-categories.
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| Origin: | AAS paper no. 97-460, AAS vol. 96, pp. 617–630 | ||
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| Origin: | Futron Corporation Analysis Study for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. | ||
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| Origin: | Cities in Space. 1991, ISBN 0-441-10591-2 |
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| Origin: | IAF Congress paper No. IAA-99-IAA.1.3.03; also at www.spacefuture.com/ archive/collaboration_with_aviation_the_key_to_commercialisation_of_space_activities.shtml | ||
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| Origin: | FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation, Panel on Certification Standards for New Launch Vehicles | ||
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| Origin: | Final Report, 1994 | ||
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| Origin: | Presented at 1st STA Conference on Space Tourism, June 1999 |
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| Origin: | Presented to International Symposium on Space Tourism, Bremen, Germany, March 20-22 1997 |
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| Origin: | Asteroid Enterprises Pty Ltd | ||
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| Origin: | European Business Journal, Vol.1 No.2. February 1989 | ||
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| Origin: | AIAA 2003-0909. January 2003 (Revised April 2003) |
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| Origin: | NRA 8-27 TA 1.1. June 2000 - January 2001. AS&T Media Control Number: AS&T-P.01-01.FSTS.FRPh1.DOC |
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| Origin: | April 1999 (Adapted from an original paper published in 1996) | ||
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| Origin: | Before the U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics | ||
| Published: | 20 June 2001 | ||
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| Origin: | STATEMENT SUBMITTED IN TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SPACE AND AERONAUTICS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SCIENCE COMMITTEE. This Hearing Is Concerned With The New U.S. Space Transportation "Initiative". 20 June 2001 | ||
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| Origin: | paper AAS 91-643, Proceedings of 4th International Space Conference of Pacific-basin Societies, AAS Vol 77, pp 329-351; also at www.spacefuture.com/archive/ history_of_the_phoenix_vtol_ssto_and_recent_developments_in_single_stage_launch_systems.shtml | ||
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| Origin: | Symposium on Impact of Space Technology on Economic Development | ||
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| Origin: | in Legal Aspects of Space Commercialization, editor K Tatsuzawa, CSP Japan, pp 13949. | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings 31st Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, IISL, pp. 296-303 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of International Symposium on Space Law, 49th IAF Congress. | ||
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| Origin: | September 2003. Presented at Space 2003, Long Beach, CA | ||
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| Origin: | The Aeronautical Journal, February 2007. Paper No. 3102. Manuscript received 31 May 2006, revised 24 October 2006 accepted 29 January 2007. This is the latest in a series of invited survey papers focusing on a specific aspect of the aerospace industry. |
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 7th ISCOPS, AAS Vol 96, pp 693-707 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 8th ISCOPS, Xian | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 7th ISCOPS, AAS Vol 96, pp 647-692 | ||
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| Origin: | The Aerospace Corporation | ||
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| Origin: | Invited Paper 98-o-1-O1V. 21st International Symposium On Space Technology and Science, May 24-31, 1998,Sonic City, Omiya, Japan. Re-usable Space Transportation System Session | ||
| Published: | May 24-31, 1998 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Space Travel, Space Tours GmbH, in press. | ||
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| Origin: | IAA Rio Conference, Fall 2000 |
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| Origin: | ISDC 2004, 23rd Annual International Space Development Conference
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| Origin: | IAF paper no IAA-98-IAA.1.5.06 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 6th IS COPS, AAS in press. | ||
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| Origin: | IAA-01-IAA-1-3-05. Presented at 52nd IAF Congress, Toulouse, France, 1 October 2001 |
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| Origin: | First published in The Space Review, Monday, 28 February 2005 | ||
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| Origin: | in Proceedings of the AIAA/ICAS International Air and Space Symposium, Dayton Ohio. | ||
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| Origin: | Presented to the Institution of Incorporated Engineers, 27 October 1998 | ||
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| Origin: | ISTS 94-n-26. The National Institute for Defense Studies 2-1, Nakameguro 2-chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153 JAPAN |
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| Origin: | Presented at the 7th International Space Conference of Pacific Basin Societies (ISCOPS, formerly PISSTA), July 15-18, 1997, Nagasaki, JAPAN. Paper No. AAS 97-421 |
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| Origin: | Proc. 29th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, IISL, pp. 161-170; also at www.spacefuture.com/archive/ towards_traffic_control_systems_for_near_earth_space.shtml | ||
| Published: | 1986 | ||
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| Origin: | Originally published in the Journal of Space Technology and Science, Vol.10 No.2 '94 autumn, pp.22-34. Revision of ISTS 94-g-22p presented at the l9th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS Yokohama), May 15-24, 1994. |
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1997 Outlook: State of the Space Industry
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| Origin: | KPMG Peat Marwick, SpaceVest, Space Publications, and Center for Wireless Telecommunications, 9. | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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2004 US Commercial Space Transportation Development and Concepts: Vehicles, Technologies, and Spaceports
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A Lunar Exploration Program Based Upon Saturn-Boosted Systems
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| Origin: | Report No. DV-TR-2-60, Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), Redstone Arsenal. | ||
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A Preliminary Feasibility Study of the Spacecab Low-Cost Spaceplane and of the Spacecab Demonstrator
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| Origin: | ESA Contract No. 10411/93/F/TB. | ||
| Published: | February 1994 | ||
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A Reusable Commercial Space Transport in a World of Expendables: Development, Certification, and Operation
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A Single-Stage Vertical Take-off and Landing Space Transport for Lunar Settlement Establishment and Resupply
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 2nd Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century Conference, AIAA. | ||
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A Vertical Empire - The History of the UK Rocket and Space Programme, 1950-1971
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| Origin: | Imperial College Press. | ||
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Assessing Re-usable Space vehicles
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| Origin: | Astronautics and Aeronautics. | ||
| Published: | June 1964 | ||
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Century's end essays on aviation
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| Origin: | Japan Aerospace Technology Society (in Japanese) | ||
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Delta Clipper Program Report: Suborbital Flight and Public Attitudes
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| Origin: | (Rev. ed.), Aerospace Psychology Laboratory technical report, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA. | ||
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Efficient turn-around for airline operation of reusable rockets
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Free Flight: The Future of Air Transportation Entering the Twenty-First Century
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| Origin: | Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol 62, pp 871-914. | ||
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Highly Reusable Space Transportation: Advanced Concepts and the Opening of the Space Frontier
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| Origin: | Proceedings of SPS 97: Energy and Space for Humanity, Paper no S7088. | ||
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Horses for Courses - Spaceport Types
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Legal Framework for Commercial Space Transportation
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| Origin: | Japanese Rocket Society (in Japanese). | ||
| Published: | 2000 | ||
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Opening Space
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| Origin: | Lecture at JRS 40th Anniversary Meeting, Rocket News,
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Orbital and Sub-Orbital Passenger Transport: The Key to the Commercialisation of Space
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Phoenix: A Commercial, Reusable Single-Stage-to-Orbit Launch Vehicle
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Prelude to Space Travel
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| Origin: | Included in "Across the Space Frontier" edited by Cornelius Ryan. Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, London | ||
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Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor Rocket Fighter
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| Origin: | Air Force Legends Number 210. | ||
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Sänger - An advanced launcher system for Europe
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| Published: | October 1987 | ||
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Single stage rocket technology
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| Origin: | Proc. 43rd IAF Congress, paper no IAF-92-0854. | ||
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The Enigma of Booster Recovery--Ballistic or Winged?
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The Potential of Spaceplanes
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| Origin: | JPAS, Vol 6, No 3, pp 213-265 | ||
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The Prospects for European Aerospace Transporters, part 3: Applications of aerospace transporters
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The Road from Delta Clipper Experimental to Operational SSTO
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The Rocket-Propelled Commercial Airliner
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The SSX Single-Stage Experimental Rocket
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| Origin: | Space Systems Productivity and Manufacturing Conference-V, pp. 245-266, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California | ||
| Published: | 1989 | ||
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The Space Shuttle as a Passenger Vehicle
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| Origin: | Preprint AAS 79-317. | ||
| Published: | 1979 | ||
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Trident, the Saga of the Unbeatable French Rocket Fighter
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Why the X-Prize?
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X Prize idea gathers interest: NASA applauds private efforts
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| Origin: | Space News, Vol 7, No 21, p 22. | ||
| Published: | 1996 | ||
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