An article in this week’s issue of The Economist provides an overview of the nascent space tourism industry, based in large part on events at last week’s ISDC. This is a pretty good overview of the state of the industry, examining the major companies and some of the (largely technical) issues associated with them, such […]
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By now you’ve probably heard that NASA has shortlisted a half-dozen companies (that we know about, at least) for further consideration in its Commercial Orbital Transportation System (COTS) program for ISS resupply. According to MSNBC and other sources, the six companies that got the nod from NASA are Andrews Space, Rocketplane Kistler, SpaceDev, SPACEHAB, SpaceX, […] Proposals for a European spaceport for Virgin Galactic in northern Sweden have been featured by the Invest in Sweden Agency (ISA), a government agency that works to attract foreign investment in the country. The short article notes that Virgin Galactic in particular is interested in establishing a spaceport at Kiruna, which already hosts sounding rocket […] Masten Space Systems has received some attention from a somewhat unexpected source: Radio Netherlands. An article on RN’s web site provides an overview of the company and its vehicle plans, which include the ability to carry passengers by the end of the decade: And, like aeroplanes, the ultimate goal is to carry humans, rather than […] The Bakersfield Californian [free registration required] reports today that the appropriations committee of the California Senate tabled a bill that would provide Mojave Airport with an $11-million loan that would be used to provide spaceport facilities there. It appears that the committee didn’t single out the bill: according to the article the legislation was tabled […] The good news: more and more people are reading this blog. The bad news: more and more spambots are attacking this blog. So, for the time being, I have turned on comment moderation to prevent posts from being overwhelmed with spam postings. Thus, if you post a comment, there may be some time (on the […] The Russian newspaper Kommersant reported Monday that Anousheh Ansari might fly to the ISS before Charles Simonyi, the ex-Microsoft developer who signed a contract with Space Adventures last month. According to a Roskosmos official cited in the article, Simonyi’s plans to fly in spring 2007 may change because of “some recent developments, related to his […] That’s the topic I address in an article in The Space Review about Burt Rutan’s luncheon speech Thursday at ISDC. As previously noted here, Rutan leveled criticism at everyone from NASA to the FAA to competing spaceflight companies during his talk. There’s been some criticism of his remarks, both in discussions at the conference and […] Spacewalks have developed a reputation as events to be avoided if at all possible, being perceived as difficult, time-consuming, and dangerous. Yet, ask almost any astronaut who has performed one, and they’ll describe the wonder of floating in space, free from the confines of the space shuttle or space station. In an article in this […] In an ISDC presentation Saturday afternoon, Ryan Wilson of the X Prize Foundation described some innovative marketing efforts the organization is planning to promote this October’s X Prize Cup in New Mexico. In the next few weeks, he said, they play to start releasing a series of 30-40 “viral videos”: clips one to two minutes […] |
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