- 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
to the Vehicle Designs page.
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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
- Artificial Gravity and the Architecture of Orbital Habitats
- Prospects of Space Tourism
More Documents
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: | 4th
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| Published: | 1991 | ||
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| Origin: | Cities in Space. 1991, ISBN 0-441-10591-2 |
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| Origin: | Proc. IAF Congress | ||
| Published: | 1970 | ||
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| Origin: | Presented to International Symposium on Space Tourism, Bremen, Germany, March 20-22 1997 |
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| Published: | March 20-22 1997 | ||
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| Origin: | IAA-01-IAA.1.1.07
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| Origin: | Proc. 9th ISCOPS | ||
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| Origin: | AIAA 2003-0909. January 2003 (Revised April 2003) |
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| Origin: | August 1989 | ||
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| Published: | May 1997 | ||
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| Origin: | IAF paper no IAA-98-IAA.1.5.06 | ||
| Published: | 1998 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 6th
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A French Concept for an Aerospace Transporter
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| Origin: | Presented to SAE Space Technology Conference, Palo Alto. California, SAE paper 670388. | ||
| Published: | May 1967 | ||
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A Manned Mars Artificial Gravity Vehicle
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| Origin: | in The Case For Mars III: Strategies for Exploration - General Interest and Overview, ed. C Stoker, American Astronautical Society, p. 325-352 | ||
| Published: | 1989 | ||
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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 Single Stage to Orbit Rocket with Non-Cryogenic Propellants
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| Published: | 1991 | ||
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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. | ||
| Published: | 1985 | ||
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A Single-Stage-to-Orbit Shuttle Concept
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| Origin: | Mission Analysis Division Report No. MO-70-2, Office of Advanced Research and Technology, NASA | ||
| Published: | 20 July 1970 | ||
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A Study of Air Launch Methods for RLVs
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| Origin: | AIAA Paper. (AIAA 2001-4619) | ||
| Published: | September 2001 | ||
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BETA, Ballistisches Einstufiges Träger-Aggregat
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| Origin: | Berich UR-V-25(69) | ||
| Published: | August 1969 | ||
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Boost Glide Vehicles for Long Range Transport
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| Origin: | Jl R. Aeronaut. Soc. 69, 448-458 | ||
| Published: | July 1965 | ||
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Combined Exo/Endoatmospheric Transport Alternatives
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| Origin: | Space Technol., Great Britain 14(1), 99-107 | ||
| Published: | 1994 | ||
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Considerations on Vehicle Design Criteria for Space Tourism
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| Origin: | Proc. 45th IAF Congress, paper no IAF-94-V.3.535. | ||
| Published: | 1994 | ||
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Cost Estimate of Kanko-Maru Development
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| Origin: | JRS Transportation Committee (in Japanese) | ||
| Published: | 1996 | ||
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Delta Clipper: a reusable single-stage-to-orbit-and-return space transportation system
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| Origin: | McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, Huntington Beach, CA | ||
| Published: | 1991 | ||
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Design Considerations for an Amateur Solar Sail Spacecraft
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| Origin: | IAF-83-395 | ||
| Published: | 1983 | ||
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Design of Kanko-Maru as a Reference Vehicle for Space Tourism
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| Origin: | JRS Transportation Committee (in Japanese) | ||
| Published: | 1995 | ||
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Designing for Routine Space Access
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Economical Orbit: SSOAR-A Freighter to Space
| Origin: | Earth/Space, Inc. | ||
| Published: | December 1976 | ||
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Feasibility Study of a Single-Stage Re-usable Ballistic Booster System - BETA
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| Origin: | Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Report No. UR- V-025 (69) (NASA Technical Translation TT F-13,427, January 1971) | ||
| Published: | August 1969 | ||
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Final Report on Project SERV: Single-Stage Earth-Orbital Reusable Vehicle, Space Shuttle Feasibility Study
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| Origin: | Chrysler Corporation Space Division Report No. TR-AP-71-1 | ||
| Published: | 30 June 1971 | ||
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From Earth to Orbit
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| Origin: | National Academy Press, pp 20. | ||
| Published: | 1992 | ||
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Future Space Transportation Systems and Launch Vehicles
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| Origin: | Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 172. | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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Geosynchronous Shuttle for Direct Ascent from Earth and Direct Return to Earth
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| Origin: | IAF-81-17, XXXII Congress of the
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| Published: | Sept 6-12 1981 | ||
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Hochdrucktriebwerke für die Europäische Raumfahrt
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| Origin: | Bericht TR-819. | ||
| Published: | May 1969 | ||
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Hotol: A multi-role aerospacecraft for Europe
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| Origin: | Aerospace, 14, (7), pages 8-15 | ||
| Published: | 1987 | ||
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Kankoh-maru Standard Vehicle for Space Tourism
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Kankoh-maru cost estimate and development plan
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| Origin: | Japanese Rocket Society (in Japanese). | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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National aero-spaceplane status and plans, Progress in space transportation
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| Origin: | Progress in space transportation, ESA SP-293, pages 149-156 | ||
| Published: | 1989 | ||
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PLS: a mini-space-liner for people on the go
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| Published: | February 1991 | ||
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Phoenix Briefing
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| Origin: | Pacific American Launch Systems, Menlo Park, California | ||
| Published: | February 1986 | ||
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Phoenix: A Commercial, Reusable Single-Stage-to-Orbit Launch Vehicle
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| Origin: | Pacific American Launch Systems Inc. | ||
| Published: | 1985 | ||
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Project Spacecab - a minimum cost orbital taxi
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| Origin: | Journal of the British Interplanetary Society |
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| Published: | January 1981 | ||
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Proposal for the McDonnell Douglas Delta Clipper Program
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| Origin: | Aerospace Psychology Laboratory technical report, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA. | ||
| Published: | May 1993 | ||
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Reference vehicle design
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| Origin: | 1st Report of
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Review of European Aerospace Transporter Studies
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| Origin: | Proceedings of SAE Space Technology Conference, Palo Alto, California. (This paper describes designs by B.A.C., Bö | ||
| Published: | May 1967 | ||
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Review of Pacific American Launch System SSX:Phoenix VTOL Concept
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| Origin: | The Aerospace Corporation, internal technical report (Revised 15 August 1989) | ||
| Published: | 19 July 1989 | ||
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Sänger - An advanced launcher system for Europe
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| Origin: | IAF-87-207, presented at the 38th Congress of the IAF, Brighton, UK | ||
| Published: | October 1987 | ||
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SSTO: a reusable, single-stage-to-orbit-and-return space transportation system
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Sanger II: An Advanced Launcher System for Europe
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| Origin: | IAF-87-207, presented at the 38th Congress of the IAF, Brighton, UK; Acta Astronautica, Vol 19, No 1, pp 63-72. | ||
| Published: | October 1987 | ||
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Sanger Space Transportation System
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| Origin: | Progress Report 1990, Preprint IAF-90-175 | ||
| Published: | 1990 | ||
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Spacecab II: a low-cost small shuttle for Britain
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| Origin: | Aerospace 13, 3340 (1986). | ||
| Published: | 1986 | ||
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Special Section: X-34
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| Origin: | AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 36, No. 2. | ||
| Published: | March 1999 | ||
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Study on plan for single stage rocket for general space travel
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| Origin: | (in Japanese), Masters Thesis, Tokyo Univ. | ||
| Published: | 1994 | ||
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Systemanalytische Untersuchung von Werkstoff und Bauweisen der Neptun-Aussenstruktur
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| Origin: | TUB-IR 1968/16. | ||
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SÄNGER Space Transportation System: Progress Report 1990
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| Origin: | 41st IAF Congress Dresden, Preprint No. IAF-90-175 | ||
| Published: | October 1990 | ||
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The Aviation Approach to Space Transportation
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| Origin: | Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society 113 (1146) (2009). | ||
| Published: | 2009 | ||
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The Fractional Orbital Transportation System
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Journal of Practical Applications of Space, Vol 6, No 1, pp 55 - 69. |
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The Prospects for European Aerospace Transporters, part 2: A design concept for a minimum-cost aerospace transporter
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| Origin: | Journal of the Royal Aeronauocal Society, Vol. 93, No 922 | ||
| Published: | 1989 | ||
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The ROMBUS Concept
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| Origin: | Astronautics & Aeronautics, 2, pp. 28-34 | ||
| Published: | January 1964 | ||
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The SSX - A True Spaceship
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| Origin: | Journal of Practical Applications in Space, Vol. IV, No.4, pp.23-46 | ||
| Published: | 1993 | ||
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The SSX - a true spaceship
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M Hunter |
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Journal of Practical Applications in Space, Vol 1, No 1, pp 41-62 |
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| Published: | 1989 | ||
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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 SSX Spaceship Experimental, Seven Years Later
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| Origin: | Lecture at JRS Annual Meeting, Rocket News, JRS, No. 369, pp 2 - 5 (Japanese) | ||
| Published: | 1996 | ||
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The Saturn S-IVB Stage as a Test Bed for Booster Recovery
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| Origin: | Douglas Eng. Paper 3808 - Presented at the 6th European Symposium on Space Technology, May 23-25, 1966, Brighton, England | ||
| Published: | 23-25 May 1966 | ||
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The Single-Stage Reusable Ballistic Launcher Concept for Economic Cargo Transportation
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| Origin: | Acta Astronautica, 16, pp. 125-130 | ||
| Published: | 1986 | ||
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The Spacecab Demonstrator Project
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| Origin: | Aeronautical Journal of the R.Ae.Soc. | ||
| Published: | June/July 1995 | ||
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The investigation status of NASDA RLV system
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 7th
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| Published: | 1997 | ||
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Update: Phoenix launch system
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| Origin: | Cornmerc. Space Rep. 8, No. 10.1-5 | ||
| Published: | 1984 | ||
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X-Rocket Concept Description
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| Origin: | internal white paper | ||
| Published: | 20 February 1987 | ||
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