02 April 2021
SNC unveils plan to build its own commercial space station
... project, will be used to construct a full-blown space station, said the company at press conference Wednesday. For...habitat concept and prototype along with five other prominent space industry heavyweights, under the agency’s public-private funding ...
26 August 2016
ESA Director General To Meet Press at IAC 2016
...is a new era for both the space industry and national space agencies. Both public and private interests are represented in space, and we are the first generation to witness the appearance of space tourism. Professor Woerner will discuss programs that...
10 October 2018
Space techpreneur to set up over $100m venture unit
... right now. We’ll definitely see the rise of new startups and businesses in the future focusing on commercial space flights, space tourism and in-space manufacturing.” He added, “The moon is our next explorable colony beyond Earth. So we set a goal...
June 2021
Is NewSpace really so new?
... was elected as President serving from 2011-2018. His publications cover articles on commercial space topics, space tourism and, inter alia, a book on Space Marketing (Kluwer, 2000) and an IAA Report on Suborbital Spaceflight (IAA, 2014). His present...
February 2022
A new legal system for space
... of humans in a vehicle built and owned by a non-governmental entity: the drive towards ‘space tourism’ had started. This renewed focus on the commercialisation of space, and the opportunities it presents, got me thinking about the laws that are...
March 2022
Space travel and environmental sustainability
...be exposed to the Overview Effect of seeing our planet Earth from space, the result would be greatly beneficial. This is the promise of private passenger spaceflight, or pioneering space tourism, which after a decade’s hiatus - since the last private...
