by David Todd | Feb 21, 2013 | Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, exploration
According to Nasawatch.com and a news release posted on SpaceRef.com. Denis Tito, the first ever space tourist who made a flight to the International Space Station in 2001, is planning to attempt to fly around Mars. Dennis Tito’s...
by David Todd | Feb 11, 2013 | Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, On a Lighter Note, Personal spaceflight, Technology
While Reaction Engines’ rocket designer Alan Bond still hopes to see his airbreathing-rocket powered Skylon space plane design fly one day and may even ride in it inside its passenger cabin himself when it does so, he told the audience at the European AstroFest...
by David Todd | Feb 4, 2013 | Commercial human spaceflight, Personal spaceflight, Suborbital
At the International Institute of Space Commerce’ sponsored event “Space Tourism: Risks and Solutions” workshop which was held at Lloyds of London under an arrangement with the Broker Aon, the insurance of suborbital space tourism was discussed. ...
by David Todd | Jan 31, 2013 | Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, Personal spaceflight
The news that Lockheed Martin has finally got back into commercial manned spaceflight transportation by joining the Sierra Nevada led team building the second Dreamchaser spaceplane will probably be a relief to its board. For while Lockheed Martin beat its main rival...
by David Todd | Jan 11, 2013 | Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, Seradata News, Space tourism, Suborbital
Men dressed in space suits have been seen around London’s landmarks as part of marketing efforts for the Lynx Space Academy – a competition to pick and train astronauts from suborbial spaceflights. The competition’s advertising line for the flight...
by David Todd | Jan 10, 2013 | Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, Personal spaceflight, Seradata News
The most recent update of NASA’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) programme (and its CCiCap follow-on) had one interesting point: all three of the leading commercial firms involved, Boeing, Sierra Nevada and SpaceX, plan to have their own test-pilot...
