Commercial Human Space Flight Industry Overview

Abstract

What is commercial human spaceflight? * Systems designed for passengers * Developed by the private sector * Using predominantly private funds * Serving multiple markets, including government needs. There are two realms of activity: Suborbital - short flights above atmosphere, providing 3-5 minutes of weightlessness; and Orbital - reaching orbit around Earth, providing hours or days of weightlessness. The Personal Spaceflight Federation is the industry association of leading businesses and organizations working to make commercial human spaceflight a reality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 2009
Accession Number
ADA513841

Entities

People

  • Bretton Alexander

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Best Practices
  • Education
  • Elliptical Orbits
  • Engineering
  • Flight
  • Flight Testing
  • Flight Training
  • Industrial Research
  • Information Operations
  • New Mexico
  • Orbits
  • Passengers
  • Space Flight
  • Space Stations
  • Spacecraft
  • Training

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Economics
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites