Space Travel
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The Rules of Space TravelSpace travel is hard. The best science fiction follows all the rules. Here's your primer.
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Space Travel for Rich Tourists?After several exceedingly wealthy individuals have gone for "space vacations," it seems that an industry will develop providing space travel to the rich.
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The Future of Space TravelThe future of humanity is dependent on space travel.
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Multi-travel Capability: Using a Single Vehicle for Land, Air, Sea and Space Travel"Motion vehicles" are a new kind of vehicles that will possess the ability to travel by two or more means of travel (air, sea, land and space). The possible existence of these vehicles is due to the invention of a revolutionary new kind of engine.
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Sen. Hutchison Proposes Backward Step for Future of Space TravelSenator Kay Bailey Hutchison is proposing to keep the space shuttles flying past their planned retirement. Her request is an expensive step backwards designed to keep government jobs in her district. -
A Brief History of Private Space TravelIt's one of the delicious ironies of history that the first private space travelers were facilitated by the Soviet (then Russian) space program.
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Ten Outer Space MoviesHere are ten outer space movies to watch about traveling in space or earth being affected by aliens or something from outer space. -
How Many Computers Does it Take to Travel to Outer SpaceThe advancements in technology have allowed us to do so many new and interesting things with our abilities in space travel. Computers play such an important role in calculating, collecting and analyzing data, predicting outcomes, aiding in travel, etc...
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Teachers in Space Program Choose Two Teachers to Travel SpaceThe Teachers in Space Program, a nonprofit organization, will hold a competition to select two teachers who will be the first astronauts to fly in space and share their experiences to students.
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The Future of Space Flight; Manned Versus MachinedWith the recent failure of Columbia in 2003, and, of course, Challenger in 1986, many doubts are growing in the hearts of mankind over the safety, reliability, and sensibility of manned space missions. -
Cold War Space Race: US vs USSRIn this paper, the meaning of the Space Race and its accomplishments will be explored and discussed within the context of the Cold War and beyond.
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Kennedy Space Center in Florida Will Inspire YouKennedy Space Center in Florida (East of Orlando) is a space center, amusement park, museum, and more. Live the inspiration and magic that space flight has brought to the world. -
Why the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Ohio is worth seeingThe Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum, named for the astronaut and located in his hometown, is a space honoring the first man to walk on the moon, the history of flight, and Ohio's role in the chronicle of space travel.
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Launch of Space Shuttle Enterprise Long OverdueConstructed as a prototype vehicle for flight and endurance tests on the space shuttle design, the Enterprise paved the way for space flight for shuttles built after her.
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New Space Suit Helps Protect Astronaut BonesThe effects of space travel on the human body can be taxing. A new invention helps to protect Astronauts bones from the effects of low gravity. -
Death, Sex and SpaceNASA is planning to explore other planets farther out in our solar system that will add even more years to the space missions resulting in the astronauts being away from home longer. The space agency has now been put in the position of pondering many issues. -
Space Planes - The Future of FlyingSpace Planes are planes capable of escaping the Earth's gravitational pull and flying into space.
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Book Review - Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in Space ProgramThere was more than one space race taking place in the 1960s. Not only was the United States racing the Soviet Union, but women were racing men into space. -
This Outer Space for RentWhat if you had a shuttle launch and nobody came? Well, to hold the public's interest in the space program, NASA shows that it's big thinkers aren't out to launch. -
Other Space AgesThe 40th Anniversary of the release of 2001: A Space Odyssey, along with the death of Arthur C. Clarke, brings to mind how the Space Age might have been, as opposed to what it has been. I was pleased to come upon a story along those lines entitled Recovering Apollo 8.
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Space, What's in it for You?At a time when money is tight, some may wonder why we spend so much on NASA and space exploration. Beyond the science itself, there are a host of reasons why we need to lead the world into space. -
Space Shuttle Retrospective: the End of an EraMemories of NASA's space shuttle program, from the first time I heard about the program back in the 1970s to the final five planned space shuttle missions and beyond. -
Two Turtles and a Mouse: History of the Iranian Space ProgramIn just ten years, Iran has taken significant steps toward developing a national space program derived from military technology, including both satellites and rockets. Here's where they might go next. -
The Future of NASA and America's Space Race Lead Should Not Face PerilHumanity's pursuit of space exploration should be considered a vital purpose and should never take a back seat to other scientific endeavors.
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Armstrong, Cernan Testify Against Obama Space Plan Before Senate CommitteeThe Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on the future of American human space flight, specifically examining the Obama space plan rolled out last February. Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan were among those who provided testimony. -
Buzz Lightyear Toy Space Ranger Comes Home Today on Discovery Space ShuttleBuzz Lightyear that famous little toy astronaut from the movie Toy Story will be coming home on Discovery Space Shuttle after one year of being on The International Space Station. -
Why Ride a Rocket into Space?Technology has developed by leaps and bounds since the space race began in the late 1950s. Directly and indirectly, space exploration has led us down many new paths.
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Learning to Love Space by Attending Space CampMy trip to Space Camp as a young teenager ignited a life-long love of space.
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Three Myths About Space ExplorationThree major myths about space exploration have arisen and are believed by a great many people. Two of the myths have been around since the beginning of the Space Age. One myth, however, is of more recent vintage.
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Scaled Composites, Virgin Galactic Unveil White Knight 2, Space Passengers CheerSpace Ship Two is scheduled for completion in 2009, and the first passenger flight panned for 2010. Thus far, William Shatner, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Hawking are on the Virgin Galactic confirmed passenger list. -
Virgin America: Use Your Frequent Flier Miles Points to Fly to SpaceIn an interesting promotion, U.S. airline Virgin America is letting its customers use its frequent flier miles to fly to space on Virgin Galactic
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Toward the Third Space AgeThe next US President will enter office in January, 2009 with a space program that is in transition. He or she will have the opportunity to shape what could be the Third Age of Space. -
The Next Fifty Years in Space2007 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Space Age, agreed by most to have begun with the launch Sputnik, on October 4th, 1957. While some are taking stock of the last fifty years, others are wondering what the next fifty years might bring. -
How to Make Space Exploration AffordableNASA proposed to build the follow on to the space shuttle, the Crewed Exploration Vehicle, five years after the shuttle will be retired. NASA is trying to narrow that gap. The solution may be a race to build a commercial space vehicle.
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The Passing of NASA's Space Shuttle AgeThe space shuttle, once thought to be the solution to cheap access to space, will be retired in 2010 having never achieved that goal. However, cheap access to space may yet be accomplished by the private sector. -
Richard Garriott Becomes Latest Space TouristRichard Garriott has become the latest space tourist to travel to the high frontier. Along with another American, Mike Fincke and a Russian, Yuri Lonchakov, Garriott blasted off on board a Soyuz space craft for a stay on the International Space Station. -
Three Tales of Space Travel that Would Make Great MoviesThree of the books I should like to see made into features films are stories about space travel. Two of the books, 'My Dream of Stars' and 'Rocket Man', are about real people. The Third, 'Children of Apollo', is fiction.
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Space Travel and SpiritualityWith Space Shuttle Atlantis recently finishing its final mission, space travel has shifted gears to the potential of space tourism. But why would people seek to do this? Perhaps astronauts are right in saying space travel has a spiritual side
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Space TravelSpace Travel is possible for all. Neither rocket ships nor mind-altering drugs are needed.
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Is Radiation Protection in Space Travel Possible?Astronauts are at a higher risk of developing cancer. Will technology be able to provide radiation protection in space travel?
