Press Releases

Inspiration Mars Announces Details on Possible 2018 Flyby of the Red Planet

February 27, 2013

Washington, DC. February 27, 2013 — A group called Inspiration Mars working for Dennis Tito is eying a 2018 launch window for a dramatic flyby of the planet Mars. The group is studying the idea of a two person crew where neither occupant would land on Mars; rather they would swing close by the Red Planet [...]

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First Private Building in Space

January 16, 2013

The first space settlement is growing thanks to NewSpace The Space Frontier Foundation congratulates Bigelow Aerospace on its recently announced deal with NASA to add the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) to the International Space Station. The announcement of the new addition to the ISS marks a historic addition to ISS – the first private [...]

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Spiking the Moon

December 6, 2012

Boldly Going Where no Capitalist has Gone Before Humanity took a giant leap toward the economic development of the Solar System with today’s unveiling of Golden Spike Corporation’s lunar exploration business. Golden Spike today announced its plans to return humans to the surface of the moon by 2020 using existing rockets and spacecraft. This demonstrates [...]

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SpaceVision 2012 in Buffalo, NY

November 2, 2012

Join Industry leaders at the SpaceVision 2012 Conference taking place in Buffalo, NY from November 8th through 11th. “Crossroads: How Our Generation Will Take Us To the Space Frontier” Buffalo, NY – The SpaceVision 2012 Space Conference agenda is now available at spacevision.seds.org/agenda. SpaceVision is a student-run conference which connects students and professionals across the industry. [...]

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Dragon and SpaceX – Cargo delivery you can count on

October 10, 2012

Today, SpaceX showed that private companies can go where only government once dared to go. With Dragon successfully berthing to ISS, even after an engine shutdown during the ascent of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, private industry has shown it can overcome flight incidents and still complete the mission successfully and safely. During the launch [...]

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Space Frontier Foundation announce $200 Ridiculous Rocket Space Prize

September 11, 2012

The Space Frontier Foundation today announced a contest for the best suggestion on what Congress could do with the Space Launch System (SLS). This Ridiculous Rocket – truly a Rocket to Nowhere – is a heavy lift launch vehicle with no clear mission and no funded payloads. And one that NASA can’t afford. People can [...]

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Space: The Last Priority

September 6, 2012

Last week some of the Republicans among us wrote a press release that slammed the Republican Platform on space. This week the Democrats among us were hoping to have nice things to say about the Democratic platform. No such luck. At least the platform committee didn’t waste any words. But when it comes to actual [...]

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Republican Platform Lauds Big Government in Space, Ignores Private Enterprise

August 29, 2012

NYACK, N.Y. - Today, the Republican Party released its 2012 platform, which included a provision entitled “America’s Future in Space: Continuing This Quest.” The non-partisan Space Frontier Foundation issued the following statement in response: NASA seems to be one Big Government program many Republicans love. The GOP platform criticizes the federal government as “bloated, antiquated [...]

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Neil Armstrong: RIP

August 25, 2012

ABC News is reporting that Neil Armstrong has passed away. It is no secret that, in recent years, we had our policy differences with him, but he was a great American hero, probably one of the greatest of our time. He will be missed.

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US’s Commercial Spaceflight Bargain

August 6, 2012

Today the Space Frontier Foundation cheered on NASA as it announced that it was partnering with Boeing, SpaceX, and Sierra Nevada Corporation to develop the next generation of space taxis to ISS. The Foundation also cheered on the US Commercial Spaceflight Industry for embracing this new way of doing business, congratulating the winners, and encouraging [...]

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