COTS Review In Final Stages
Jefferson Morris
Aviation Week & Space Technology
“NASA is in the final stages of vetting a review on the feasibility of accelerating the crew transport portion of its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, according to Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Rick Gilbrech.
“NASA is funding SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corp. to develop cargo capability for the International Space Station (ISS) under COTS, but so far has held off on greenlighting the crew transfer portion of the program, known as “COTS D.” Only SpaceX has been actively working on a COTS D concept, with Orbital focused exclusively on cargo at this point.”
VC Cash in Tow, Space Tourist Biz Moves Beyond Early Adopters
Glenn Reynolds
Popular Mechanics
“Space tourism has attracted over $1.2 billion in investment, mostly from individual “angel investors,” of which only about 25 percent has been spent. Revenues last year were $268 million, up from $175 million the year before.”
Space: Tourism May Hold Key To Making ‘Space Faring’ A Reality
Taylor Dinerman
Radio Free Europe
“More than 1,000 men and women from around the planet gathered in Washington, D.C., recently to explore the idea that the future of the human race is not confined to this world alone. They came together for the 27th-annual International Space Development Conference (ISDC), sponsored by the National Space Society (NSS).”
Incentive Prizes: Shooting for the Stars
Rachael King
Business Week
“Taking his cue from Lindbergh’s famous prize-winning moment, Peter Diamandis fulfilled his dream to send people into space through his X Prize. BusinessWeek.com writer Rachael King recently spoke with Peter Diamandis about incentive prizes and why they work.”
