International Space Development Conference

The National Space Society invites you to come learn about the current ideas and plans for space travel, space development & space settlements at the International Space Development Conference.

In 2018 commercial space travel will begin…

Startup announces plans for low-cost commercial space station

A startup claims it will be able to place a single-module commercial space station into orbit by 2022, although the company faces multiple and significant technical and financial hurdles.

Russia studying dedicated space tourism missions using its Soyuz spacecraft

Glavkosmos Director General Denis Lyskov said at the Paris Air Show Tuesday that future missions could fly two tourists and one professional cosmonaut, possibly visiting the ISS.

‘What the hell happened?’: The rise and fall of suborbital space tourism companies

In 2004, Burt Rutan predicted a vibrant future for commercial suborbital spaceflight. Thirteen years after SpaceShipOne nabbed the Ansari X Prize, suborbital space tourism has yet to take off.

Capital Contributions | Space tourism investment prospects in the near future

Both Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic should be positioned to fly paying passengers in late 2018. How will a successful commercial flight impact the economics of space tourism? What is the demand for such flights?

All booked: Virgin Galactic says suborbital spaceflights are full until 2021

About 650 customers are already holding tickets for SpaceShip Two, said Stephen Attenborough, commercial director of Virgin Galactic.

Your smartphone could be your ticket to space — if Space Nation takes flight

Space Nation, the Finnish startup seeking to pave the way for the transition of humanity into space, announced plans May 16 conduct experiments on the international space station.

Blue Origin still planning commercial suborbital flights in 2018

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos said April 5 that his company was still hoping to start flying people on suborbital space tourism flights by the end of next year, while suggesting crewed test flights will not start this year as previously planned.

A short history of lunar space tourism

SpaceX is not the first to announce a commercial mission to the moon. Other efforts have come and gone with no visible progress.

Opinion | Building a bright regulatory future for the commercial space industry

To avoid regulatory uncertainty, Congress should extend current restrictions on commercial human spaceflight regulations permanently and create a new class of license with stricter safety requirements.

Kazakh Cosmonaut To Take Brightman’s Place On Soyuz Flight

A Kazakh cosmonaut, and not a Japanese businessman who had been training as a backup, will take the place of space tourist Sarah Brightman on a Soyuz flight to the International Space Station in September, the Russian space agency Roscosmos announced June 22.