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.
Famous Author Talks about Tourism, X Prize in Space News
World famous science fiction author and visionary Arthur C. Clarke wrote in the February 1, 1999 issue of
Space News that it's time to think seriously about building hotels in orbit.
As Space Future turns one year old today, the two goals of space tourism and space power which are key to paying for human expansion into space, are looking better than ever before. Both topics are substantially more widely accepted today than even one year ago, though there's still a long way to go.