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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3 September 2001 by Carol Pinchefsky
According to The Sunday Times, one of Japan's largest travel agencies has opened a space tourism branch. Yoshikazu Shiraishi, the manager of the new space division of Kinki Nippon Tourist, says they want to fulfill the dreams of millions of people.
Online / Tourism (None)
23 August 2000 by Peter Wainwright
The Argonauts profile John Spencer
Just to prove that Mike Kelly, CEO of Kelly Space & Technology, isn't the only one getting a little press attention lately (GQ Magazine, September 2000), founder of Space Renaissance Inc and the Space Tourism Society John Spencer has recently been profiled by The Argonauts, a web magazine focussing on adventure travel.
Online / Vehicles (None)
13 June 2000 by Carol Pinchefsky
'Eyes are on the X-Prize', according to an article posted June 9, 2000, on the
Online / Vehicles (Good)
24 October 1999 by Peter Wainwright
A general article about the various commercial launch companies
An online article from the Orlando Sentinel article discusses the ups and downs of the commercial launch business at
Online / General (None)
25 May 1999 by Peter Wainwright
New monthly online space magazine
Those interested in the ins and outs of space policy and broader issues of the commercial and not-so-commercial space industry should take a look at Space Policy Digest (http://spacepolicy.org), a monthy space magazine published online.
Online / Tourism (Good)
28 February 1999 by
Here is another web site with a good collection of space tourism (and
Online / General (Good)
26 February 1999 by
The Best Use of Space
The March issue of Scientific American highlights the new age of
Online / Tourism (Good)
10 December 1998 by Patrick Collins
The classic article "Studies Claim Space Tourism Feasible" published in 'Aviation Week & Space Technology' the leading aerospace industry magazine on April 7, 1997, pp 58-60, is now available on the Internet here. The 3-page article, by Aviation Week reporter William Scott, described 3 presentations at the 1997 IEEE Aerospace Conference held in Snowmass, Colorado, and is of considerable historic interest in being the first article about space tourism to be published in Aviation Week (though not the first time that the words have been used).
Online / Tourism (None)
25 November 1998 by
Space Transportation Association's Space Travel and Tourism Division News
Readers may like to review the Space Transportation Association Space Travel and Tourism Division's Bulletin Board of news and events at http://www.spacetransportation.org/bulletins.htm.
Online / Tourism (Good)
4 November 1998 by Patrick Collins
Gaze catches Space Future
NASA Watch, the website that is famously "on NASA's case" has opened a new section on "Tourism and other non-traditional uses of space". Although still under construction as of this writing, expect to see this grow in the coming months.
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