Commercializing Space
Prada designing lunar spacesuits for NASA moon mission
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches massive EchoStar internet satellite
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches massive EchoStar internet satellite
By Cajsa Carlson | 09 October 2023 | dezeen
Fashion house Prada has teamed up with commercial space company Axiom Space to create lunar spacesuits for NASA's Artemis III mission, which will be the first crewed moon landing since 1972. More
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches massive EchoStar internet satellite
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches massive EchoStar internet satellite
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches massive EchoStar internet satellite
By William Harwood | 29 July 2023 | CBS NEWS
With an ever-increasing demand for internet access, EchoStar launched a powerful new communications satellite late Friday atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket that will deliver broadband service across nearly 80% of North and South America. More
Rocket Lab launches Earth-observing radar satellite
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches massive EchoStar internet satellite
First space factory now in orbit to create pharmaceutical products & ship them back to earth
By Mike Wall | 06 August 2023 | SPACE.com
Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the company Capella Space early Sunday morning (Aug. 6), and you can watch the action live. An Electron rocket carrying one of Capella Space's "Acadia" satellites is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site Sunday during a two-hour window that opens at 1 a.m. EDT (0500 GMT; 5 p.m. local New Zealand time). More
First space factory now in orbit to create pharmaceutical products & ship them back to earth
JBezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship
First space factory now in orbit to create pharmaceutical products & ship them back to earth
By Michael Sheetz | 19 May 2023 | CNBC
The first space factory has been launched which aims to manufacture pharmaceutical products in microgravity with a capsule return craft that will bring the generated goods back to Earth. Startup Varda Space Industries, founded by former SpaceX engineer and Will Bruey and previous principal at Founders Fund Delian Asparouhov, confirms the presence of its recently launched W-Series 1 Satellite in orbit whose mission now is to test churning out medical products during its space journey. More
JBezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship
JBezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship
JBezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship
By Michael Sheetz | 19 May 2023 | CNBC
The billionaire’s space company, Blue Origin, won a key contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Friday to develop a crewed lunar lander for delivering astronauts to the moon’s surface later this decade under the agency’s Artemis program. More
Japan's Ispace Says Bid to Make First Commercial Moon Landing Failed After Likely Crash
JBezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship
JBezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship
By Reuters | 26 April 2023 | NDTV
Japan's ispace said its attempt to make the first private moon landing had failed after losing contact with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 (M1) lander when it unexpectedly accelerated and probably crashed on the lunar surface. More
Cabinet approves space policy to streamline private participation
NASA partners with industry for new spacewalking, moonwalking services
Cabinet approves space policy to streamline private participation
Anonna Dutt | 07 April 2023 | The Indian EXPRESS
The policy will clearly state the roles and responsibilities of not only private players but also bodies such as the public-private mediator IN-SPACe and the commercial arm of the department, New Space India Limited. More
See the evolution of SpaceX rockets in pictures
NASA partners with industry for new spacewalking, moonwalking services
Cabinet approves space policy to streamline private participation
Elizabeth Howell | 06 February 2022 | SPACE.com
SpaceX was born in 2002, when its founder, billionaire Elon Musk, took the first steps in his grand ambition to send a mission to Mars. Today, the company is way beyond the space startup stage. More
NASA partners with industry for new spacewalking, moonwalking services
NASA partners with industry for new spacewalking, moonwalking services
NASA partners with industry for new spacewalking, moonwalking services
NASA | 02 June 2022 | Phys.org
NASA has selected Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to advance spacewalking capabilities in low-Earth orbit and at the moon, by buying services that provide astronauts with next generation spacesuit and spacewalk systems to work outside the International Space Station, explore the lunar surface on Artemis missions, and prepare for human missions to Mars. More
Space Perspective reveals design for "world's first" space lounge
Ten space tourism-related designs including spaceships, space hotels and a space suitcase
NASA partners with industry for new spacewalking, moonwalking services
Rima Sabina Aouf | 13 April 2022 | dezeen
Space tourism company Space Perspective has revealed the interior design for its lounge-style travel capsule, which will be hauled into the stratosphere by a giant balloon. More
Ten space tourism-related designs including spaceships, space hotels and a space suitcase
Ten space tourism-related designs including spaceships, space hotels and a space suitcase
Ten space tourism-related designs including spaceships, space hotels and a space suitcase
Jane Englefield | 12 April 2022 | dezeen
Space tourism is a growing trend, with more and more companies offering brief trips beyond Earth. We have rounded up 10 designs for visiting space. More
World View unveils balloon spacecraft that will begin passenger flights in 2024
Ten space tourism-related designs including spaceships, space hotels and a space suitcase
Ten space tourism-related designs including spaceships, space hotels and a space suitcase
Nat Barker | 30 March 2022 | dezeen
Space tourism company World View has unveiled designs by PriestmanGoode for a capsule that will fly passengers to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere under a giant balloon in two years' time. More
Articles
Axiom launch: why commercial space travel could be another giant leap for air pollution
Axiom launch: why commercial space travel could be another giant leap for air pollution
Axiom launch: why commercial space travel could be another giant leap for air pollution
08 April 2022 | THE CONVERSATION
The Axiom-1 mission to send four private astronauts to the International Space Station is the first of many missions planned by NASA to expand the ISS for commercial use as part of what’s being called the low-Earth orbit economy. More
SpaceX: will the average person need to exercise during a commercial spaceflight?
Axiom launch: why commercial space travel could be another giant leap for air pollution
Axiom launch: why commercial space travel could be another giant leap for air pollution
15 April 2021 | THE CONVERSATION
This year, Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to launch the first private space mission into orbit with no professional astronauts. More
The Commercial Space Age Is Here
Axiom launch: why commercial space travel could be another giant leap for air pollution
The Commercial Space Age Is Here
By: Matt Weinzierl and Mehak Sarang | Harvard Business Review
There’s no shortage of hype surrounding the commercial space industry. But while tech leaders promise us moon bases and settlements on Mars, the space economy has thus far remained distinctly local — at least in a cosmic sense. More
How Space Tourism Works
Space tourism economics – financing and regulating trips to the final frontier
The Commercial Space Age Is Here
By: Kevin Bonsor | HowStuffWorks
Make your reservations now. The space tourism industry is officially open for business, and tickets are going for a mere $20 million for a one-week stay in space. More
Space tourism economics – financing and regulating trips to the final frontier
Space tourism economics – financing and regulating trips to the final frontier
Space tourism economics – financing and regulating trips to the final frontier
25 July 2018| THE CONVERSATION
American engineer and businessman Dennis Tito paid US$20m in 2001 to become the world’s first official space tourist. More
Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars
Space tourism economics – financing and regulating trips to the final frontier
Space tourism economics – financing and regulating trips to the final frontier
15 May 2017| THE CONVERSATION
Forty-five years have passed since humans last set foot on an extraterrestrial body. Now, the moon is back at the center of efforts not only to explore space, but to create a permanent, independent space-faring society. More