October 2021
A US space strategy for 2050: shaping a domain on the cusp
..., when signed and ratified, did not adequately account for the future space reality – Moon colonisation, space tourism, asteroid mining, Mars inhabitance and other space-based activity. A significant portion of this new activity will take place...
30 September 2019
The Cosma Hypothesis: implications of the overview effect
... than just an intellectual exercise and he expects it to influence policy and practices “as governments and corporations talk about space tourism, asteroid mining and cities on Mars”. The text (indeed, there are no illustrations) is split into three...
15 April 2020
Successful test clears the way for Virgin Orbit's first-ever launch
...Branson, Virgin Orbit is a branch of the billionaire’s Virgin Group of companies, which also includes the Virgin Galactic space tourism firm. Its main focus is the deployment of satellites. Unlike ‘traditional’ rockets which blast off vertically from...
25 March 2016
Airbus Spaceplane May Be the Future of Space Tourism
..., then a subsidiary of EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) began developing the vehicle. Development slowed down in... known as Astrium being included in the Airbus Defence and Space division. In June 2014, Airbus tested a quarter-scale...
02 August 2015
From SpaceX to SolarCity: how space sector innovation affects sustainability on Earth
... thought of as stable, even staid, can be disrupted. Space sector innovation doesn’t just affect Earth in terms of new ...Earth can handle the introduction of a concept such as space tourism – something that seemed completely radical not very long ago...
07 June 2021
Bezos to join auction winner on first crewed New Shepard flight
..., as its main rival, Virgin Galactic, does not expect to fly private customers until 2022. “When it comes to space tourism, no one has done it as carefully and rigorously as Blue Origin,” said Thomas Markusic, chief executive of Firefly Aerospace...
