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NASA Looks To Private Industry |
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Friday, 13 April 2007 |
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MSNBC News has a piece on NASA is looking towards private industry to help it achieve the lofty lunar goals set out by President Bush. Private business will be given the opportunity to exploit "niches" in the launching business. This should help the cash-strapped agency with returning astronauts to the lunar surface. From the article: "In addition, [Michael Griffin, NASA Administrator] lauded Russia's sale of seats on its space flights to thrill-seekers such as Charles Simonyi, a U.S. billionaire who became the fifth space tourist last week on a journey to the international space station at a cost of $25 million." So instead of saving up to ride on a suborbital flight, it might be worth saving to take a space tourism trip to the Moon! My plans need some readjusting... | | This item includes 353 comments |
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Space Tourism Trip To Moon? |
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Friday, 13 April 2007 |
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RTE News have a highly interesting story about Russia's plans to send prospective space tourists on a space tourism trip to the Moon! They believe it is also a time to start indsutrialising Earth's satellite, and outsource some of the harmful industry to the lunar surface. From the article: "A flight round the moon would cost about €75m, according to Space Adventures Vice President Chris Faranetta. 'Technically, the (moon) programme is very achievable. We are not building things from scratch,' Mr Faranetta said." I recall a few months back somebody was trying to do something similar but said it would cost around $100 million. What is the Euro/Dollar exchange rate? Maybe this still holds! | | This item includes 60 comments |
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Tuesday, 10 April 2007 |
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It seems that Lockheed Martin , the giant of the US Aerospace industry, has plans for affordable space flight and potentially space tourism says the Baltimore Business Journal. Along with the United Launch Alliance, they are thinking about a vehicle known as "Dream Chaser" which would carry passengers and other payloads on an Atlas V. From the article: "A statement from California-based SpaceDev (OTCBB: SPDV), which is designing the "Dream Chaser," says destinations could include the international space station, other commercial orbital destinations and space-tourism flights." Supposedly Dream Chaser will launch and land like the space shuttle. So...every other year then? Or maybe they were referring to the launch process. | | This item includes 72 comments |
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Here's Some Space Tourism Facts |
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Monday, 09 April 2007 |
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There's an interesting write-up over at Space Daily with regard to "US Space Tourism Facts". Quite a few interesting snippets about regulations and the potential revenue generated from space tourism. From the article: "Results of [a poll of wealthy Americans] found that space tourism could generate more than $1 billion per year in revenues by 2021." Maybe BMTTS could start issuing space tourism tickets in the future. I wouldn't mind a share of that! | | This item includes 76 comments |
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Simonyi Space Adventure Begins |
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Monday, 09 April 2007 |
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Charles Simonyi has launched into space on the Soyuz rocket , reports the Chinese People's Daily Online . He will stay in orbit for a full 12 days for a fee of $25 million. The piece has an interesting roundup of all the current space tourists who have also taken the Space Adventures route. From the article: "So far, many companies has been developing and promoting in- orbit or sub-orbit commercial space travel. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has issued rules to regulate such projects though they are still expensive for the common people." Expensive is the word! Still, I'm optimistic the cost will be reduced substantially once the sub-orbital flights begin. If you're interested, take a look at the article from Space Adventures which has more about Charles Simonyi's trip. | | This item includes 92 comments |
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