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Encyclopedia > Personal Spaceflight Federation

The Personal Spaceflight Federation is a private spaceflight industry group. This space for sale During the early years of spaceflight only nation states had the resources to develop and fly spacecraft. ...


Founding members:

Elbert L. Burt Rutan (born June 17, 1943) is an aircraft designer known for designing light, strong, unusual-looking, energy-efficient aircraft. ... Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled) was founded in 1982 in Mojave, California by famous aircraft designer Burt Rutan out of what used to be the Rutan Aircraft Factory. ... John Carmack is a widely recognized and influential game programmer. ... Armadillo Aerospace is an aerospace startup company based in Mesquite, Texas. ... The X PRIZE Foundation is the non-profit organization operating the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million competition designed to encourage private exploration of space. ... Elon Musk (born: 1971, South Africa) is an Internet and space launch entrepreneur. ... Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is an El Segundo, California space transportation startup company whose stated goal is to improve the cost and reliability of access to space ultimately by a factor of ten. SpaceX has announced development of the Falcon family of mostly reusable two stage, RP-1 kerosene... Virgin Galactic is a company in Richard Bransons Virgin Group, which plans to offer spaceflights to the paying public. ... The Mojave Spaceport, also known as the Mojave Airport and Civilian Flight Test Center, is the first facility to be licensed in the United States for horizontal launches of reusable spacecraft. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Eric Anderson was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Space Adventures Ltd. ... Peter Diamandis is one of the three founders of International Space University in 1987. ...

External links

  • Personal Spaceflight Leaders Eye New Federation (Space.com, February 9, 2005)
  • Space racers unite in federation (MSNBC, February 8, 2005)
  • Space Entrepreneurs Resolve To Create Industry Group to Promote Safety Standards and Growth of the Personal Spaceflight Industry (X Prize Foundation Press Release February 08, 2005)

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Space tourism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1518 words)
Some are beginning to favour the term "personal spaceflight" instead, as in the case of the Personal Spaceflight Federation.
Among the primary attractions of space tourism are the uniqueness of the experience, the thrill and awe of looking at Earth from space (described by astronauts as extremely intense and mind-boggling), the experience's notion as an exclusivist status symbol, and various advantages of weightlessness.
In conjunction with the Federal Space Agency of the Russian Federation and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, Space Adventures facilitated the flights for the world's first private space explorers: Dennis Tito, Mark Shuttleworth, Greg Olsen and the future missions of Daisuke Enomoto and Charles Simonyi.
Personal Spaceflight Federation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (187 words)
The Personal Spaceflight Federation is a private spaceflight industry group, incorporated as a trade association for the purposes of establishing the highest possible level of safety for both the public and the customers of the industry, sharing best practices, and promoting the growth of the industry worldwide.
Personal Spaceflight Leaders Eye New Federation (Space.com, February 9, 2005)
Space racers unite in federation (MSNBC, February 8, 2005)
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