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- 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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Announcements / Tourism (Good)
13 October 2008 by G B Leatherwood
and the next spaceflight participant
What is the next best thing to going into space? Being next in line for a trip.
/ Tourism (Good)
12 October 2008 by G B Leatherwood
The son also rises
Some folks are never satisfied. Not with paddling down the Amazon, tracking gorillas in Rwanda, diving to the Titanic, or hunting for meteorites in the frozen Antarctic.
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
7 October 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Space is not a one-time adventure
In sports, coming in second is almost as bad as finishing last. First place wins the gold medal, the blue ribbon, the biggest trophy, and the bottle of champagne. Second place doesn’t.
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
1 October 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Fifth spaceflight participant is first to return
Orbital spaceflight broker Space Adventures
announced that Dr. Charles Simonyi, the fifth paid spaceflight participant, will be returning to the
International Space Station, making him their first customer to take a second trip.
announced that Dr. Charles Simonyi, the fifth paid spaceflight participant, will be returning to the
International Space Station, making him their first customer to take a second trip. News / Tourism (Ugly)
26 September 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Daisuke Enomoto sues Space Adventures for refund
/ Tourism (Good)
8 May 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Third space "tourist" talks to SpaceFuture
Greg Olsen was the third private citizen to orbit the earth on the
International Space Station (
ISS). After training for five months (900 hours) at the
Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Moscow, he launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, the Soyuz TMA-7, on October 1, 2006, with cosmonaut Valeri Tokarev and astronaut Bill McArthur (Expedition 12). He then docked to the
ISS on October 3 and returned to earth on Soyuz TMA-6 on October 11 with Cosmonaut Sergei Krikatev and Astronaut John Phillips (Expedition 11).
(
ISS). After training for five months (900 hours) at the
Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Moscow, he launched on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, the Soyuz TMA-7, on October 1, 2006, with cosmonaut Valeri Tokarev and astronaut Bill McArthur (Expedition 12). He then docked to the
ISS on October 3 and returned to earth on Soyuz TMA-6 on October 11 with Cosmonaut Sergei Krikatev and Astronaut John Phillips (Expedition 11). / Tourism (Good)
29 April 2008 by G B Leatherwood
Tourists, astronauts, or something else?
Right now, there are two types of people who go to space, astronauts and tourists. They're easily differentiated in one respect: tourists pay for their journey. But when you consider how hard these tourists have to work before merely setting foot on the
International Space Station (
ISS), you realize the word “tourist” is an oversimplification of the process that these adventurers currently undergo.
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ISS), you realize the word “tourist” is an oversimplification of the process that these adventurers currently undergo. Publications / Tourism (Good)
9 November 2004 by G B Leatherwood
This is no “far-out” scheme
By G.B. Leatherwood
/ Tourism (None)
4 April 2003 by G B Leatherwood
The current state of affairs in space tourism
Eric Anderson, President and CEO of Space Adventures, is an entrepreneur, businessman, and aerospace engineer. He has previously worked as a NASA researcher, as a Lead Engineer for a leading aerospace software firm, and has started several companies. Most recently, he was the Founder and Executive Vice President of Starport.com, acquired in June 2000 by space.com.
researcher, as a Lead Engineer for a leading aerospace software firm, and has started several companies. Most recently, he was the Founder and Executive Vice President of Starport.com, acquired in June 2000 by space.com. / Tourism (Good)
5 November 2001 by G B Leatherwood
A Grand Ocean Voyage in Space
by G. B. Leatherwood
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