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 ...
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...
October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
... vehicle assembly, astronaut training, zero-gravity scientific and medical experiments, microsatellite development, and space tourism. In August 2013, Houston’s City Council approved the formal pursuit of a commercial spaceport license from the FAA...
July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
... spaceflight was actually with Virgin Galactic and suborbital space tourism. More broadly, I think the most important ...of years ago. Every one of us has talked about using space and space exploration to make life better for humans here on the planet ...
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...
