While the space-shuttle fleet is likely to fly another 25 years and possibly beyond the 100-flight life expectancy for each orbiter, the space agency has developed milestones for developing future spacecraft.
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Russia's Federal Space Agency chief says the nation's first space tourist may fly in 2009. ... Russia Prepares for 2009 Space Tourist Flight, Future Spacecraft ; By Simon Saradzhyan; Space News Correspondent; posted: 31 August 2007; 2:41 p.m. ET; ... Future of Flight: Space Tourism, Investment and Technology...
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SpaceX 's Dragon is a small orbital spacecraft designed for transporting people and goods to and from the ISS . ... Two larger versions of the vehicle are also proposed for the future: Calico , a short stay LEO vehicle capable of carrying 9 people or 2 tonnes of payload, and Angora , a much large vehicle capable of...
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Space Future is for everyone who'd like to visit space. Features include the archive of space tourism work, information on vehicles, tourism and power plus mailing lists and the Space Future Journal. ... Welcome to Space Future. This site is for everyone who wants to go to space.
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"Future spacecraft won't be designed around the propellant tank," Gerrish predicted, since it would take only a few billionths of a gram of antimatter to propel a 400-ton spacecraft to Mars and back in four months - including a one-month stay on the surface.
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Scientists examine using antimatter and fusion to propel future spacecraft ... April 12: Reaching for the stars - Scientists examine using antimatter and fusion to propel future spacecraft. April 16: Riding the Highways of Light - Science mimics science fiction as a Rensselaer Professor builds and tests a working model...
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Galactic Mining Industries, Inc. ... ABSTRACT: This paper will describe future spacecraft propulsion systems through the examination of the types of thrusters, sources of energy, energy to electricity conversion, systems configurations and appropriate comparative modeling.
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The stored antimatter could then be aimed at a solar sail on a spacecraft. Controlled reactions with the sail's normal matter could push the craft to Pluto with just 30 milligrams of antimatter. While a little more - 17 grams - would take the craft to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun, Jackson says.
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