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Read our exclusive one-on-one interview with Space Foundation CEO Tom Zelibor as he prepares to host the largest space industry gathering in history.
Private spaceflight refers to spaceflight developments that are not conducted by a government agency, such as NASA or ESA.. During the early decades of the Space Age, the government space agencies of the Soviet Union and United States pioneered space technology in collaboration with affiliated design bureaus in the USSR and private companies in the US.
In April 2020, the U.S. Executive Order 13914 clarified the position of the U.S. government on the use of space resources and how the United States will foster the commercial development of space resources. [7] [8] “Americans should have the right to engage in commercial exploration, recovery, and use of resources in outer space,” the order ...
The future of space exploration involves both telescopic and physical explorations of space by robotic spacecraft and human spaceflight.Near-term physical exploration missions, focused on obtaining new information about the Solar System, are planned and announced by both national and private organisations.
When NASA's Ingenuity helicopter took flight on Mars in April 2021, it marked a historic moment in space exploration. This small, solar-powered rotorcraft became the first aircraft to achieve ...
Private spaceflight companies include non-governmental or privately-owned entities focused on developing and/or offering equipment and services geared towards spaceflight, both robotic and human. This list includes both inactive and active entities.
The mission marks one of the first times a private company has sent a spacecraft into deep space, or beyond the moon. AstroForge's Odin spacecraft is seen in the company's factory. - Matt Gialich ...
Criticism of space exploration encompasses various arguments against investing in space programs and missions. Opponents point to the substantial financial costs, suggesting that funds allocated for space exploration could be better spent addressing urgent issues on Earth, such as poverty, healthcare, education, and environmental degradation.