Mar 29, 2023 | Commercial Space, Space Economics
Serving as a judge in a space business plan competition this year allowed me to combine my interests in space development with my interests in space economics. Evaluating the space business plans that were submitted to the contest was quite educational given the...
Mar 19, 2023 | Commercial Space, Meetings and Events, Space Economics, Space News
The planned 2030 termination of ISS (International Space Station) operations and the establishment of the NASA Commercial LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Destinations program to support one or more commercial space stations to succeed ISS is a singular opportunity for a giant...
Oct 16, 2022 | Commercial Space, Mars Settlement, Space Economics, Space Tourism
(This document was created in 2020 for reference use as a part of an entry in the Mars Society’s Mars City State Design Competition.) In addressing the question of the size and value of an Earth → Mars tourism industry for the Mars City State Design Competition,...
Sep 30, 2020 | Commercial Space, Meetings and Events, National Space Society, Space Tourism
What impact will SpaceX and Blue Origin have on the space tourism industry? What is the state of the space tourism industry? To address the various issues associated with space tourism, the chapters of the National Space Society will be hosting the webinar SpaceX,...
Sep 2, 2016 | Commercial Space, Space News
The Apollo Space Program Exhibit at Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin IL Over the summer of 2016, the Gail Borden Public Library of Elgin IL was home to a wide variety of space exploration exhibits. In addition to the exhibits, the library also offered a wide range of...
May 22, 2015 | Commercial Space, Space News, Space Policy
The SPACE (Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship) Act passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on May 21. CSSS congratulates the House of Representatives for passing this pro-space legislation. The SPACE Act, aka H.R. 2262, aka Spurring...
