Privatizing Spaceflight
The commercialization of space
Development of manned spacecraft financed by private business or individuals
The X-PRIZE for privately financed spaceflight
SpaceShipOne wins the X-Prize
The Virgin Galactic website
The Space Adventures website
The Rocketplane website
Starchaser Industries
The Blue Origin website
The XCOR website
The Armadillo Aerospace website
The private launch firm SpaceX
Bigelow Aerospace — the space hotel people
America's Space Prize for the development of a privately developed, reusable spacecraft capable of reaching earth orbit
Apr 20, 2011
"Boeing, SpaceX, Sierra Nevada and Blue Origin are NASA's picks to receive new funding for private spaceships."
Mar 21, 2011
"SpaceX achieved a major milestone last week when it won a launch contract from a major commercial satellite operator. Jeff Foust reports that SpaceX's entry into this market, and other developments, come at a time when other launch companies are worried about a potential shakeout in the market."
Mar 17, 2011
"This team is comprised primarily by college students from the University of Central Florida, working on engineering and other degrees."
Mar 16, 2011
"Astronaut Garrett Reisman tells SPACE.com about his favorite moments of flying in space and why commercial spaceflight is his future."
Mar 14, 2011
"Interest is using the new generation of commercial suborbital vehicles for scientific research has surged in the last couple of years. Jeff Foust reports that, at a recent conference, the focus of the discussion had shifted to more practical matters like training and payload interfaces."
Mar 2, 2011
This Universe Today podcast discusses the future of space tourism
Feb 28, 2011
"In the last couple years commercial suborbital spaceflight has been overshadowed by growing interest in, and debate about, commercial orbital human spaceflight. Jeff Foust reports that vehicle developments and growing customer interest could soon thrust suborbital back into the spotlight."
Feb 28, 2011
"Virgin Galactic has inked a commercial space deal to fly scientists into space."
Feb 25, 2011
"NASA is proceeding with plans to award roughly $200 million to commercial spaceflight companies bidding to carry humans to orbit."
Feb 24, 2011
"A private spaceflight company headed by a real-life Iron Man makes a list of the most innovative companies."
