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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Announcements / Tourism (Good)
7 June 2006 by Carol Pinchefsky
Is the first female tourist far behind?
According to the below press release, a Japanese entrepreneur will be heading toward the International Space Station some time in September; no word on the exact date. A woman, Anousheh Ansari, has joined the backup crew. There is also no news on if she will be traveling in her own right at a later time.
Announcements / General (Good)
1 March 2006 by Carol Pinchefsky
Outer space in a medieval castle
by Carol Pinchefsky
Announcements / Other (Good)
17 February 2006 by Alan Breakstone
United Arab Emirates partners with Space Adventures
Arlington, Va. – February 17, 2006 -- Space Adventures, Ltd., the world’s leading space experiences company, announced today its plans to develop a commercial spaceport in Ras Al-Khaimah (the UAE), with plans to expand globally. Other potential spaceport locations include Asia, specifically Singapore, and North America. The total estimated cost of the glob! al spaceport development project is at least $265 million (USD) and will be funded by various parties, along with shared investments by Space Adventures and the government of Ras Al-Khaimah. The company, which organized orbital flights for all of the world's private space explorers, also announces that His Highness Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi of Ras Al-Khaimah, along with the UAE Department of Civilian Aviation, have granted clearance to operate suborbital spaceflights in their air space.
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
28 September 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
...for the European Space Agency
Space Adventures, Ltd., the world's leading space experiences company, announced a science agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA), for a research program to be performed with Greg Olsen, Ph.D. who will visit the International Space Station ( ISS) next month. Under the agreement, Dr. Olsen will act as a test subject for three experiments of ESA's onboard research program.
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
9 September 2005 by Alan Breakstone
Premiering 2007
by Alan Breakstone
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
31 July 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
Launch planned 1 October 2005
Space Adventures, Ltd., the world's leading space experiences company, announced today that American technology entrepreneur Gregory Olsen, Ph.D. has been confirmed to the Soyuz TMA-7 crew which is currently planned for launch to the International Space Station ( ISS) on October 1 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Dr. Olsen will be joining the 12th Expedition Crew which will also include NASA astronaut William McArthur and cosmonaut Valery Tokarev.
Announcements / General (Good)
29 May 2005 by Carol Pinchefsky
No purchase necessary
7-Up Soda, along with the Ansari X-Prize Foundation, is offering U.S. contestants a chance to win a trip to space in a suborbital vehicle. There is currently no information on which vehicle is partnered with 7-Up.
Announcements / Tourism (Good)
11 May 2005 by Alan Breakstone
In response to overwhelming interest
Arlington, Va. – May 11, 2005 – Space Adventures, Ltd., the world’s leading space experiences company, announced today the official opening of an office in Tokyo and the appointment of Tatsuhiro Yokoyama as general manager.  Space Adventures, the only company in the world to have taken paying passengers to space, has received thousands of requests from Japan, and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, for more information on opportunities available today for space tourism.
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
28 September 2004 by G B Leatherwood
Amethyst rocket reaches 9400 feet
FREDERICK, OK-Beyond-Earth Enterprises, a Colorado Springs-based small payload sub-orbital launch company, proudly announces the successful launch and recovery of the first rockets of the Gem Series of launch vehicles at the Capps Space Science Center in Frederick, OK, on Saturday, September 25th.
Announcements / Vehicles (Good)
27 September 2004 by G B Leatherwood
...to Virgin Galatic
by G.B. Leatherwood
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