Thursday, March 22, 2012

Space tourism

  • Within a decade, the FAA is predicting that space tourism will become a billion-dollar industry, according to a Reuters report.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Obama administration is preparing for a space tourism industry that is expected to be worth $1 billion in 10 years, the head of the Federal Aviation Administrations commercial space office said Tuesday.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • The risks of space tourism and other private spaceflight missions must be clearly understood and addressed if the burgeoning commercial space industry is to succeed, House lawmakers told the Federal Aviation Administration Tuesday (March 20).
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Guests try to photograph British billionaire Richard Branson, standing in front of SpaceShipTwo (C) and WhiteKnightTwo, outside the new Spaceport America hangar. (PHOTO ap, Matt York) 21 March 2012 / REUTERS, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA.
  • (Today's Zaman)
  • One way or another, you are going to have a chance to fly in space in your lifetime, even if you are middle aged.
  • (The Vancouver Sun)
  • As NASA ramps down its shuttle missions, a new landscape of opportunities is opening for private space pioneers to pick up contracts for commercial space trips.
  • (Death and Taxes)
  • space tourism, global space related not for profit organisations, space related academic institutions and many more.
  • (PRLog (free press release))
  • The Obama administration is preparing for a space tourism industry that is expected to be worth $1 billion in 10 years, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration's commercial space office said March 20.
  • (Aviation Week)
  • an official with the Federal Aviation Administration said that the space tourism industry could become a $1 billion industry over the course of the next decade.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • On March 19 th, Ashton Kutcher became the 500 th person to throw down $200k on a ticket for Richard Branson's space tourism outfit Virgin Galactic.
  • (The Faster Times)

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