Space Tourism … and Much More
Prosecutors have accused Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson of soliciting a bribe from a U.S. rocket launch services and technology company in exchange for urging NASA to do business with it. The Democrat is facing multiple charges for corruption.
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On the eve of the X Prize Cup, executives from companies big and small and a mix of senior government officials gathered here to network and hash out the opportunities and challenges confronting the personal space flight industry and other such “new space” ventures.
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Michael Potter reports on the recent X Prize CEO luncheon, where the power elite of the new space tourism industry gathered.
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Space Florida, the principal organization charged by the Florida Legislature with promoting and developing Florida's aerospace industry, is teaming up with Bigelow Aerospace to explore establishing and contributing to the Florida Space Transportation Initiative. Structured as an investment fund of both public and private financing, conceptually, the Florida Space Transportation Initiative would support the development of a new, orbital space transportation system located at the Kennedy Space Center.
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Contrary to prior reports, Lockheed Martin is apparently not investing $45 million in a spaceport for PlanetSpace in Nova Scotia.
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A brief roundup of some of the recent developments in space tourism, including the latest doings of Virgin Galactic.
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Neil F. Comins's new book, “The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist's Guide,� covers the rewards and risks of suborbital and orbital tourism.
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The Space Island Group hopes to offer a honeymoon suite in Earth orbit by 2015.
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American space tourist Richard Garriott may be bumped from his 2008 flight by a member of the Russian parliament.
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Foreign exchange specialist Travelex has unveiled the QUID – a new unit of currency created for use in space.
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