- 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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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
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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: | AAS paper no. 97-460, AAS vol. 96, pp. 617–630 | ||
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| Origin: | IAA -99-IAA.1.3.04. 1999 |
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| Origin: | IAF Congress paper No. IAA-99-IAA.1.3.03; also at www.spacefuture.com/ archive/collaboration_with_aviation_the_key_to_commercialisation_of_space_activities.shtml | ||
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| Origin: | Asteroid Enterprises Pty Ltd | ||
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| Origin: | European Business Journal, Vol.1 No.2. February 1989 | ||
| Published: | 1989 | ||
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| Origin: | AIAA 2003-0909. January 2003 (Revised April 2003) |
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| Origin: | paper AAS 91-643, Proceedings of 4th International Space Conference of Pacific-basin Societies, AAS Vol 77, pp 329-351; also at www.spacefuture.com/archive/ history_of_the_phoenix_vtol_ssto_and_recent_developments_in_single_stage_launch_systems.shtml | ||
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| Origin: | ISTS 2002 o-5-1 |
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| Origin: | Proceedings of International Symposium on Space Law, 49th IAF Congress. | ||
| Published: | 1998 | ||
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| Origin: | The Aeronautical Journal, February 2007. Paper No. 3102. Manuscript received 31 May 2006, revised 24 October 2006 accepted 29 January 2007. This is the latest in a series of invited survey papers focusing on a specific aspect of the aerospace industry. |
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 7th ISCOPS, AAS Vol 96, pp 693-707 | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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| Origin: | B6.1. Presented at SPS'91 1991 |
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| Origin: | The Aerospace Corporation | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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| Origin: | First published in The Space Review, Monday, 28 February 2005 | ||
| Published: | 28 February 2005 | ||
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| Origin: | Presented to the Institution of Incorporated Engineers, 27 October 1998 | ||
| Published: | 27 October 1998 | ||
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| Origin: | Presented at SPS'97 |
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 6th
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| Published: | 1995 | ||
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| Origin: | Proc. 29th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, IISL, pp. 161-170; also at www.spacefuture.com/archive/ towards_traffic_control_systems_for_near_earth_space.shtml | ||
| Published: | 1986 | ||
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1997 Outlook: State of the Space Industry
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| Origin: | KPMG Peat Marwick, SpaceVest, Space Publications, and Center for Wireless Telecommunications, 9. | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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A Lunar Exploration Program Based Upon Saturn-Boosted Systems
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| Origin: | Report No. DV-TR-2-60, Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), Redstone Arsenal. | ||
| Published: | February 1960 | ||
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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 Multi Vehicle Space Carrier Fleet Cost Model for a Multi Mission Scenario
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| Origin: | ILR Mitteilung 240. Berlin: TU Berlin | ||
| Published: | 1990 | ||
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A Reusable Commercial Space Transport in a World of Expendables: Development, Certification, and Operation
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| Origin: | preprint | ||
| Published: | May 1989 | ||
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A Vertical Empire - The History of the UK Rocket and Space Programme, 1950-1971
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| Origin: | Imperial College Press. | ||
| Published: | 2001 | ||
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An alternative to Hermes: A solution for the European space industry
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Assessing Re-usable Space vehicles
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| Origin: | Astronautics and Aeronautics. | ||
| Published: | June 1964 | ||
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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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Can Democracies Fly in Space? The Challenge of Revitalizing the U.S. Space Program
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| Origin: | p.172, Praeger Publishers, Westport, CT. | ||
| Published: | 1995 | ||
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Century's end essays on aviation
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| Origin: | Japan Aerospace Technology Society (in Japanese) | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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Concept and Preliminary Flight Testing of Fully Reusable Rocket Vehicle
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| Origin: | J. Spacecraft and Rockets Vol.38, No.1, pp.36-42, AIAA--engine, NGC, kuuriki | ||
| Published: | 2001 | ||
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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 Program Report: Suborbital Flight and Public Attitudes
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| Origin: | (Rev. ed.), Aerospace Psychology Laboratory technical report, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA. | ||
| Published: | June 1994 | ||
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Design objectives for tomorrow's big boosters
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| Origin: | AAS Ninth Annual Meeting, Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, 13, pp. 20-44, American Astronautical Society | ||
| Published: | 1963 | ||
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Economics of rocket-propelled aeroplanes
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| Origin: | Aeronaut Eng Review. | ||
| Published: | September 1956 | ||
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Economics on the space frontier: can we afford it?
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| Origin: | Space Studies Institute Update 13 No 3 pp 1-10 | ||
| Published: | 1987 | ||
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Free Flight: The Future of Air Transportation Entering the Twenty-First Century
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| Origin: | Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol 62, pp 871-914. | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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Global Satellite Marketplace 99
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| Origin: | New York: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 15. | ||
| Published: | 1999 | ||
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Guidebook for Analysis of Tether Applications
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| Origin: | Final Report RH4-394049, Energy Sciences Laboratories, San Diego | ||
| Published: | 1985 | ||
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Halfway to Anywhere: The New Business Opportunities of Space
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| Origin: | Evans & Co, New York | ||
| Published: | 1996 | ||
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How reusable space vehicles will open the space frontier
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 6th
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Journal of Practical Applications in Space
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Lost in Space before the Race
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| Origin: | Wired News | ||
| Published: | 7 October 2000 | ||
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Lower bounds on launch cost
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| Origin: | International Space Development Conference | ||
| Published: | May 1986 | ||
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Making Use of Airline Infrastructure for Space Tourism
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| Origin: | JRS Space Tourism Forum (in Japanese) | ||
| Published: | 2002 | ||
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Man-into-Orbit Transportation Cost: History and Outlook
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| Origin: | Preprint IAF-89-695 | ||
| Published: | 1989 | ||
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Money Could Buy Next Giant Leap in Space, Aldrin Says
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| Origin: | Reuters, February 25. | ||
| Published: | 2001 | ||
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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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ORYOL-FESTIP Cooperation: Comparison of Concepts and First Conclusions
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| Origin: | Paper No.AIAA 89-1544, 8th International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technology Conference, Norfolk | ||
| Published: | April 1998 | ||
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Opening Space
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| Origin: | Lecture at JRS 40th Anniversary Meeting, Rocket News,
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Optimum low-thrust multiple rendezvous
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| Origin: | ISAS Report 551, ISAS |
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Orbital Operation of Co-orbiting Spacecraft with Space Station
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| Origin: | IAF paper no IAF-84-42 | ||
| Published: | 1984 | ||
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Orbital and Sub-Orbital Passenger Transport: The Key to the Commercialisation of Space
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| Origin: | Proc. 38th
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Orbital operation of co-orbiting spacecraft with space station
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| Origin: | IAF paper no IAF-84-42 | ||
| Published: | 1984 | ||
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Parachute Recovery Systems Design Manual
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| Origin: | Para Publishing, Santa Barbara, CA. | ||
| Published: | 1992 | ||
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Passenger seat arrangement for space vehicles
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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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Potential Benefits of British Investment in Commercial Passenger Space Transportation
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| Origin: | Memorandum to Deputy Director-General of the BNSC, May 1999, Appendix to Trade and Industry Committee Tenth Report, | ||
| Published: | 1999 | ||
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Prelude to Space Travel
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| Origin: | Included in "Across the Space Frontier" edited by Cornelius Ryan. Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, London | ||
| Published: | 1952 | ||
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Proposal for a Study of a Manned Mars Flyby Using Apollo and Saturn
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| Origin: | SID63-1214, Space Information Systems Division. | ||
| Published: | 10 October 1963 | ||
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Rapid Mars Transits with Exhaust-Modulated Plasma Propulsion
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| Origin: | NASA Technical Paper 3539, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston. | ||
| Published: | 1995 | ||
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Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor Rocket Fighter
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| Origin: | Air Force Legends Number 210. | ||
| Published: | 2000 | ||
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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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Rotors for Recovery
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| Origin: | Journal of Spacecraft, Vol 3, No.1, p.104. | ||
| Published: | Jan 1966 | ||
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Science with a Vengance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences After World War II
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| Origin: | Springer-Verlag, Berlin, p. 10. | ||
| Published: | 1992 | ||
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Slash Costs to Open the Space Frontier
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| Origin: | Aviation Week and Space Technology, Vol 144, No 9, p 74. | ||
| Published: | 1996 | ||
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Space Energy and Transportation
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| Origin: | Space Transportation Association and High Frontier. Previously the
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Tether Propulsion
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Aerospace America, Vol.24, No.7, pp.40-43 |
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The Collision Hazard in Space
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| Origin: | Journal of Astronautical Sciences, Vol.30, No.3, pp.191-212 | ||
| Published: | 1982 | ||
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The Cost Impacts of True Spaceships
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| Origin: | Journal of Practical Applications in Space, Vol.1, No.4, High Frontier, Inc., 2800 Shirlington Road, Suite 405A, Arlington, VA 22206. | ||
| Published: | 1990 | ||
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The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the U.S. Economy: 2002 Results and Outlook for 2010
| Origin: | FAA, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation. | ||
| Published: | 2003 | ||
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The Potential of Spaceplanes
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| Origin: | JPAS, Vol 6, No 3, pp 213-265 | ||
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The Prospects for European Aerospace Transporters, part 3: Applications of aerospace transporters
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| Published: | 1988 | ||
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The Rocket-Propelled Commercial Airliner
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| Origin: | University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology, Research Report No 135. | ||
| Published: | November 1956 | ||
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The Space Shuttle as a Passenger Vehicle
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| Origin: | Preprint AAS 79-317. | ||
| Published: | 1979 | ||
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The issue is cost
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| Origin: | Space Studies Institute Update, Vol.13, No.2, pp.1-5. | ||
| Published: | 1988 | ||
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Why the X-Prize?
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| Origin: | Ad Astra, National Space Society | ||
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X Prize idea gathers interest: NASA applauds private efforts
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| Origin: | Space News, Vol 7, No 21, p 22. | ||
| Published: | 1996 | ||
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X-Rocket Concept Description
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| Origin: | internal white paper | ||
| Published: | 20 February 1987 | ||
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