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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17 March 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
Dr. Michael Griffin appointed
by Carol Pinchefsky
/ General (Good)
15 January 2005 by Patrick Collins
...to Be Followed by an Even Better 2005?
For advocates of space tourism, the year 2004 can be conveniently summed up in one word: "SpaceShipOne". That project could hardly have gone better: after just three powered test-flights, starting on the centenary of the Wright brothers' first flight, SpaceShipOne reached space three times in 2004, thereby winning the Ansari X-Prize of $10 million.
Opinion / General (None)
21 December 2004 by Carol Pinchefsky
Steps to guide the future
by Charles A. Lurio
/ General (Bad)
29 September 2004 by Carol Pinchefsky
And the need for legal protection
by Charles Lurio
Announcements / General (Good)
14 July 2004 by G B Leatherwood
Article and Space Future's comments
by G.B. Leatherwood
Other / General (Good)
18 June 2004 by Alan Breakstone
Ground observers gather
by Alan Breakstone
News / General (Good)
12 May 2004 by Carol Pinchefsky
A news roundup
The X-Prize has been renamed the Ansari X-Prize after two Iranians, Anousheh and Amir Ansari, contributed an unspecified—but probably spectacular—sum to the X-Prize Foundation.
Publications / General (Good)
20 January 2004 by Patrick Collins
Identifies space tourism as important new possibility
The publishers’ blurb says it well:
/ General (Bad)
16 January 2004 by Patrick Collins
NASA’s economic madness continues
/ General (Good)
1 October 2003 by Carol Pinchefsky
Prizes provide motivation for success
by Carol Pinchefsky
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