Space Commercialization

Low-Cost Rocket Finally Gets to Orbit

Greg Schnippel — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:04:38 -0700

After three unsuccessful tries, SpaceX launched its two-stage Falcon 1 rocket into orbit for the first time on Sunday — potentially changing the cost equation for spaceflight.
"That was frickin' awesome," Elon Musk, SpaceX's millionaire founder and chief executive officer, told cheering employees at the six-year-old company's headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif.

Google in $30m Moon Challenge

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:51 -0700

Profits set to soar in outer space

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:25 -0700

Rocketing into a cheaper space race

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:24 -0700

Thrillionaires: The New Space Capitalists

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:29:12 -0700

The Final Capitalist Frontier

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:58 -0700

A "Moore's Law" for space transportation: what will it take?

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:55 -0700

This has been an exciting year in the space business. In January, the President?s Vision for Space Exploration was announced. In June Mike Melvill became the first private citizen to fly into space in a privately-built spacecraft, the Rutan-Allen SpaceShipOne. The rest of the year holds even more promise: the SpaceShipOne team is within reach of the Ansari X-Prize, with several other teams still working hard on their vehicles, and Elon Musk?s Falcon 1, with its promise of serious cost reductions compared to other small launch vehicles, is poised for its first flight in the next few months.

SpaceShipOne scrapes into history

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:47 -0700

Commission Urges NASA to Widen Role for Businesses

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:47 -0700

U.S. on verge of private space travel

Greg Schnippel — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:28:36 -0700