Space Tourism … and Much More
Highlights from a Nov. 5 Presentation on Nuclear Propulsion
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New Mexico Spaceport Authority Seeks Deputy Director
NMSA PRESS RELEASE
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) is accepting applications for a Deputy Director to oversee the daily operations of Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport. This position announcement marks another significant milestone as the historic project transitions from a construction site to an operating spaceport.
The Deputy Director will be responsible for [...]
Wyle to Play Key Role in New FAA Commercial Space Transportation Center
WYLE PRESS RELEASE
Wyle is part of an academic-industry team that has been selected to support a new Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation.
The center is a partnership of academia, industry, and government, developed for the purpose of creating a world-class consortium that will address current and future [...]
Space Tourism Insurance Could Be Next Big Growth Area
Space Tourism Sector A Good Opportunity For Insurance Firms
Space Travel
As space tourism matures, it holds tremendous opportunity for insurance companies to offer risk coverage to those on-board, similar to what they do for passengers of airlines, industry officials said.
At an international conference on space business, organised as part of Bengaluru Space Expo 2010, speakers noted [...]
I read the whole thing in Russian yesterday. It appears they’re doing some quite serious analysis of these things in Russia. We’ll see if the US will feel the need to play catch-up in a few years.
Well i think we must take this initiative from the Russians very seriously. If you look at the reliability of the Soyuz rocket and there parts or modules for the ISS. I think they are very good in it! I think it is a reaction of Russia to America with reference to the recent succes of the test flight of the Ares rocket and the VASIMR engine.