September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... and promote best practice amongst nations and the wider industry. However, the law relating to human commercial spaceflight is less well defined. Arguably, this is understandable given that most of it was written in anticipation of the emergence...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... response and firefighting crews. It is important for both HLSOs and VLSOs around the world to recognise that, as commercial spaceflight operators, they cannot rely upon local authority fire and rescue services to provide stand-by emergency response...
July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
... of Orbital ATK and Space-X and is incredibly pleased at their success. I was a reluctant convert to commercial spaceflight, but now I travel the world to promote commercial space capabilities for low Earth orbit. But I think Dimitry and I may have...
22 June 2020
Virgin Galactic announces an agreement with NASA for private orbital spaceflight to the ISS
...mission. The next generation of space traveller is interested in a variety of space experiences. Building on its commercial spaceflight training experience, Virgin Galactic believes it can provide an unparalleled, personalised customer experience for...
10 July 2019
Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company
.... “It is a privilege to partner with Sir Richard Branson, a once-in-a-generation visionary, to bring the reality of commercial spaceflight to the world. We are confident that VG is light years ahead of the competition. It is backed by an exciting...
September 2026
Towards a research roadmap for human reproduction beyond Earth
... babies in orbit tomorrow, or even in the next few years. It is an acknowledgement that the rapid progress of commercial spaceflight has outpaced our understanding of how human reproduction responds across the diverse environments of space. Space...
