You can listen to Foundation Advocate Dr. David Livingston's radio show
The Space Show
by clicking above. |
Books recommended by the Foundation:
| DeGroot examines the dark side of the race to the Moon which he asserts brought few dividends. |
| Fly Me to the Moon by Edward Belbruno – Belbruno has discovered trajectories between celestial bodies that make use of both chaos theory and gravitational forces, and enable space travel with a fraction of the fuel normally used. |
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| An Up Hill Battle |
In reward for following National Space Policy by using a private service, a congressional board is investigating a NASA's contract awarded to Zero Gravity Corp. Brian Berger and Becky Iannotta at Space.com
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Become a Space
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Thanks to Virgin Galactic, The National Space Society has opened a seat on SpaceShipTwo free of charge for someone willing to spread the message of space to the greater public.
Loretta Whitesides at Wired Science
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| Announcing the 2008 Space VidVision Contest |
Want to win $2000? The Space Frontier Foundation has launched the 2008 Space VidVision Contest, online at SpaceContest.Org. Three cash prizes will go to the best YouTube.com videos answering the question, "What should the future of American human spaceflight be?" SpaceContest.org
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| Solar Power in Space |
Space-based solar power sounds good, but can we make it a reality? Linda Shiner at Air and Space
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| Major Masten Update |
Dave Masten lets us in on what's been going on over at Masten Space Systems over the last couple of months. Press Release at Masten Space Systems
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| Fun with Armadillos |
John Carmack proves how much fun rocket building can be, especially when you can shoot 15-foot green flames out the back of an engine. Update at Armadillo Aerospace
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Space Show
Highlights |
Rand Simberg, Amaresh Kollipara, and Jeff Feige discuss their respective NewSpace initiatives with David Livingston on The Space Show.
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| Space Law Gets Real |
A graduate at the University of Mississippi was awarded the first-ever diploma in Space Law. Press Release at Space.com
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| Candidate Space Policy |
Rand Simberg analyzes the views and stances of McCain, Obama and Clinton on the future of NASA's existing plan for the Moon, Mars, and Beyond. Rand Simberg at Popular Mechanics
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| 2011: A Space X Crew Odyssey |
Elon Musk, CEO of Space Exploration Technologies, has stated the possibility of a crewed flight to the Space Station by 2011. Jefferson Morris at Aviation Week
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| Moon Land Grab |
Private companies will soon be planting flags on the moon, so experts are calling for official rules on property rights. Gregory Mone at Popular Science
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| GO 4 Moon |
Four new teams have added their names to the list of candidates competing for the $20 million purse for the Google Lunar X Prize. Press Release at Space.com
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| NewSpace Models Now Available |
Each model is individually scratch built to order by artist Phil Mills. The models are made to represent how the actual vehicles do or will appear in space. Phil Mills NewSpace Models
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| NewSpace 2008 |
The Space Frontier Foundation's Annual NewSpace conference is the premier networking event between NewSpace, OldSpace, Government Regulators, & Policy Makers. NewSpace 2008 is a single-track program focusing completely on entrepreneurial space activities. Our sessions attempt to create productive discussions, rather than presentations. NewSpace 2008
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10,000 Orbits
Over The Earth |
Bigelow Aerospace proves their capability yet again by reaching 10,000 orbits around the Earth. Tariq Malik at Space.com
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| Meet Bob |
CNN recently interviewed Robert Richards, CEO of Odyssey Moon Ltd, as well as one of the contenders in the Google Lunar X Prize. Press Release at CNN
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Third Time's
the Charm |
Space X is holding high expectations for a third attempt at launching their rocket into orbit, targeting late June for the launch. Brian Berger at Space.com
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| Aerojet & Bigelow |
Bigelow Aerospace announced Aerojet will provide propulsion components for their new Sundancer space station, launching soon. Press Release at Bigelow Aerospace
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| One Tourist at a Time |
Space Tourism is proving to be one of the best driving forces for the advancement of the space frontier. Lara Farrar at CNN
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Rocket Racing
on CNN |
Rocket Racing League CEO Granger Whitelaw discusses the future of the league during his recent interview on CNN. Video on CNN
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| Galaxy Forum |
July 4, 2008 at the Santa Clara Hilton. The Galaxy: A new human domain, enormous and immense, yet finite enough for human understanding and familiarization - featuring noted astronomer Don Goldsmith, Jon Lomberg's Galaxy Garden of Hawaii, Yuki Takahashi on Galaxy Observation from the South Pole, and the International Lunar Observatory. Admission is free; please contact news@spaceagepub.com or call 650-324-3705 to reserve your place.
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91 NewSpace Companies and Organizations
Note: this is an informal list, meaning the only requirement to be here is an active website. If you see an error, or wish to add a company or organization, please inform us by using our Comments page. Ultimately, the power of the marketplace will determine who remains listed. |
| Past Issues of NewSpace News |
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NewSpace News #35 May 1, 2008 – Items include The Cape Gets a Facelift, SpaceX Wins NASA, Flying Armadillos, Rocket Racers Take Flight, April Fools!, Double-Digit Growth, Garvey Heats Up, YES to Spaceport America, The Russians Are Coming, Another First for Virgin, RASTE, Space Show Highlights and more. |
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NewSpace News #34 April 1, 2008 – Items include Clarke Reaches His Odyssey, Flight of the Lynx, Three Falcons At Once, RIP-On the Moon, Race to Space, Space Entrepreneurialism Pays Off, Rocketship Pilots as Elevator Operators, Sales Without a Ship, Cooperation Among Rivals, Space Show Highlights and more. |
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NewSpace News #33 March 4, 2008 – Items include The New Space Age, Zero G, Zero Tax, COTS Fully Funded, Burt Says NO!, Expensive Insurance, SpaceShipThree, How to Train an Astronaut, Virgin Space Science, The Aerospace Business Park, The Cosmos Review, Space Show Highlights and more. |
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NewSpace News #32 February 4, 2008 – Items include Year of the Spaceship, Suited for Space, Zero-G Gets a Boost, Real-Estate Boom?, Fashion in Zero Gravity Big, Two Falcons At Once, Lawsuit No More, Eerily Familiar, Space Show Highlights and more. |
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NewSpace News #31 January 1, 2008 – Items include 2nd Generation Space Explorer, New Engine Unveiled, Congress Guts COTS, SBSP Recognition, The Ultimate Extreme Sport, Elon's Latest, FredNET Goes Lunar, Space Elevator "Visions of the Future", Spacehab Goes for COTS, SpaceDev Lunar Lander, ITAR Relief? and more. |
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NewSpace News #30 December 1, 2007 – Items include Space Entrepreneurship, Private Lunar Odyssey, Bigelow's Big Plan, A $3 Million Maybe, COTS Speculation, Enabling SBSP, Space Property Rights, Trans-Atlantic Challenge, Space Tripping, NewSpace "NetScape Moment", Masten Makes Improvements and more. |
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NewSpace News #29 November 15, 2007 – Items include Free-Fall Collection, Progress & Next Steps, Next Energy Frontier, A 'Big'elow Reward, Entrepreneurs Lookin' Up, NewSpace's Big Weekend, Space Fashions Gone Wild, Cosmic Luxury, Son of COTS, Orbital Support Fund, Rockets Instead of Wings and more. |
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NewSpace News #28 October 18, 2007 – Items include Power of the Sun, A Green Sun, Ultima Vacation, Orbiting Pharma Lab, The Granddaddy of Space Colonization, Rocket-maker SpaceX Makes Some Noise In McGregor, Tiny New Engine, Space: It's Closer Than You Think, LA Teachers Fly Weightless, The Pulse of Personal Spaceflight and more. |
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NewSpace News #27 September 28, 2007 – Items include Teachers in Space, Roaring Rockets in New Mexico, Google Searching for a Lunar X-plorer, NCSoft to Send American Employee to Space, Shooting for the Moon, The V Prize, Gift from the Sun, Space Business for the Common Man, Space Dev on the Move, Ups & Downs of the Frontier, The O Prize and more. |
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NewSpace News #26 August 1, 2007 – Items include Scaled for Sale, Prices Keep on Climbing, Space-based Solar Power for Uncle Sam?, Elevator Games Aim High, Scurrying Forward, Tragedy in the New Space race, The State of the RLV Industry, NewSpace for a New President, Rocketeers Released, Space Show Highlights and more. |
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NewSpace News #25 July 10, 2007 – Items include Genesis II, Space-based Solar Power blog, Boot Camp For Rocketeers, Amateur Future of Space Travel, European Space Plane For Tourist Trade, Getting Into the Space Act, Armadillo Scaling Up, Up and Coming: Laramie Rose, Tourists Still Eager For Space Trips, TGV Rockets and more. |
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NewSpace News #24 June 1, 2007 – Items include Space Tourism Can Survive a Crash, Pixel's New Record, Chasing a New Dream, Glove Wins 200k Prize, Space Financing 101, In Thrust We Trust, NASA to Compete with Small Business?, Space Activists on YouTube, Investing in a Dream, and more. |
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NewSpace News #23 May 1, 2007 – Items include Scotty's' Final Farewell, New Mexico Votes Yes for Space, RpK to Service Kibo, SpaceX to Launch from Cape, How Safe is the NewSpace Race?, Charles Simonyi's Orbital Trek, Buzz's Raffle, Commercial Zero G for NASA?, Advertising, the Final Frontier, and more. |
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NewSpace News #22 April 1, 2007 – Items include Bigelow's Business Trajectory, Charles Simonyi's Trip to ISS, SpaceX Open for Business, RkP and NASA SpaceActing Together, Next Service Stop – 10,000 Miles?, Eyes on the Lunar Prize, Sharper Image's Latest Gadget, The Final Virtual Frontier, and more. |
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NewSpace News #21 March 1, 2007 – Items include Bigelow's Lunar Hotels, Rutan vs. Benson, PlanetSpace's Suborbital Travel Plan, Spaceliner Closer to Reality, COTS Reaches Milestones, Launching Love, ULA Talks Tourism, Sun Sets on Texan Spaceport, and more. |
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NewSpace News #20 February 1, 2007 – Items include Blue Origin's First Flight, Robot Subs in Space, Sam Dinkin's FreeSpaceShot.com, Comments by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin to the World Economic Forum, South Korea Joins the Space Club, and more. |
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NewSpace News #19 January 1, 2007 – Items include Orbital Outfitters, NASA and the Web Generation, Marines in Space, Space Tourism Handbook, Bigelow's Bingo, Ranch-Style Spaceport, Dream Chaser's Countdown, Space Show Highlights, The Astronaut Farmer, and more. |
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NewSpace News #18 December 1, 2006 – Items include NASA's Centennial Challenges, Anousheh Ansari's support of Teachers in Space, Blue Origins' Test Launch, an interview with Armadillo's John Carmack, Virgin Galactic considers Stephen Hawking for a sub-orbital flight, and more. |
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NewSpace News #17 November 1, 2006 – Items include X Prize Cup events, the Future of Flight, the Next Space Tourist's Blog, Taking Spacefllight Into Our Own Hands, Inside SpaceShipTwo, The FAA and Commercial Space, Lockheed Martin and Bigelow, Rocket Racing League on TV, and more. |
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NewSpace News #16 October 1, 2006 – Items include Anousheh Ansari's Space Blog, The Rocket Racing League, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, Bigelow's Sundancer, Starchaser vs Branson, UP Aerospace Rebounding, ESA to Sponsor Space Tourism Work, Reaching for the Stars, and more. |
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NewSpace News #15 September 1, 2006 – Items include Anousheh Ansari's ISS trip, COTS Winners, Blue Origin gets FAA Green Light, The Poor Man's Satellite, SpaceX Gets NASA Backing, Foundationers on The Space Show, The New Space Race and more. |
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NewSpace News #14 August 1, 2006 – Items include Genesis I in Orbit, COTS, Talk About Unaffordable Unsustainable, Blue Origin, Inside the Spaceship Factory, Making Space Sexy, Pseudo Rocket City, Money in the Moon, Stupid Rocket Tricks, and more. |
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NewSpace News #13 July 1, 2006 – Items include Instant Winner Space Prize, Blue's Rocket Clues, Genesis 1 Delay, Hawking Says Humans Must Go Into Space, Clash of the Space Travel Titans, Ultimate Lifeboat, SpaceShipTwo Design Details Revealed, and more. |
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NewSpace News #12 June 1, 2006 – Items include Mergers in Private Space Travel, What Burt Would Do Different, Hairy Eyeball On Spaceports, ISDC, More Prizes! The Orbit Awards, Finalists for NASA's Private Space Race, X-Woman Trains For Space Trip, and more. |
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NewSpace News #11 May 1, 2006 – Items include All the Personal Spaceflight News That's Fit, Citizens for Space, Small Steps for NewSpace at Space Access, A NASA Flying Carpet Ride, Attention HobbySpace Shoppers, Spaceflight for People of All Means, and more. |
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NewSpace News #10 April 1, 2006 – Items include The Best Rocket Failure Ever, Space Hawks Chase Death Rays, Rocket Town News, Responsive Space, Up with Upham, 2020 Vacation Vision, the sad ending of ArabSat, Masten Space Blog, Keys to Space Gold, and more. |
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NewSpace News #9 March 1, 2006 – Items include The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Galaxy, Public Space Travel, French Kistler, SeaLaunch Afloat, Heinlein Prize, Vertical Drag Racing, SpaceX's Falcon 1, The Real Stairway to Space Heaven, Final Frontier Littered with Junk, and more. |
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NewSpace News #8 February 1, 2006 – Items include Up a Creek Without ORS, The Right $tuff, NASA Gags Top Scientist, Soyuz Booked Up, Spaceport Defended, The Entreprenauts, Rocketship Kazakh, NewSpace Cowboys, March Storm 2006, and more. |
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NewSpace News #7 January 1, 2006 – Items include RocketForge, Virgin Atlantic, COTS, Private Companies Compete for Moon Trips, Masten Space Systems, NASA Seeks Help from Private Rocketeers, XCOR, and Europe's first Galileo (Giove-A) launch success, and more. |
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NewSpace News #6 December 1, 2005 – Items include Space Calendar, the B612 Foundation, SpaceX's Falcon 1, Hayabusa collects asteroid samples, Masten Space Systems, Air Force General Pete Worden promotes space as a solution to Earth's biggest problems, and more. |
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NewSpace News #5 November 1, 2005 – Items include Space Shot, ACES and ISS Commerce, Armadillo Aerospace, Orbital Recovery, SpaceDev, Space Services Inc., Seeks Solar Weather Biz, Greg Olsen's Flight, Interorbital Systems, and more. |
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NewSpace News #4 October 1, 2005 – Items include IMAX's Magnificent Desolation, Space Films does a high-def commercial on the ISS for a Japanese client, New Mexico Spaceport Plans, John Herrington joins Rocketplane, author Ben Bova has an idea for saving the ISS, and more. |
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NewSpace News #3 September 1, 2005 – Items include XCOR, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipThree, FindMeaCrater.com, NASA Launches Startups for Ships, Orion Propulsion, views of opening the frontier by Elon Musk of SpaceX and SpaceDev's Jim Benson, Trip to ISS Helps Sell Jets, and more. |
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NewSpace News #2 August 1, 2005 – Items include Space Frontier Conference 14, a $100 million Lunar round trip offering, Ron Howard's Xquest, Honeymooners Sign Up for Virgin Space Quickie, The Institute for Space Law & Policy, and more. |
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NewSpace News #1 July 1, 2005 – The Space Frontier Foundation is proud to announce the first issue of its new monthly electronic newsletter. NewSpace News briefly summaries a dozen or so of the more relevant NewSpace stories of the past month and provides links to the original stories. So, if you want to know why Florida announced a weight loss program for 15 teachers, or what's with those guys sticking a rocket up a Lear Jet's tail, or why t/Space is throwing dummies out of airplanes, you should click the link above. |
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NewSpace News #0 June 1, 2005 – The prototype of NewSpace News, the Space Frontier Foundation's new monthly electronic newsletter. NewSpace News briefly summaries a dozen or so of the more relevant NewSpace stories of the past month and provides links to the original stories. Stories in the prototype include news about PlanetSpace, SpaceX's Falcon 1, a possible Boeing/Lockheed monopoly, Teachers in NewSpace, and Aera Corp, a new and mysterious NewSpace company. |
| The Space Frontier Foundation is an organization of people dedicated to opening the Space Frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible. Our goals include protecting the Earth's fragile biosphere and creating a freer and more prosperous life for each generation by using the unlimited energy and material resources of space. Our purpose is to unleash the power of free enterprise and lead a united humanity permanently into the Solar System. |
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The High Frontier is Gerard K. O'Neill's masterpiece. This new 3rd Edition Includes an introduction by Freeman Dyson.
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