FAA Public Meeting: Regulatory Approach for Commercial Orbital Human Spaceflight
“This notice announces a public meeting to solicit comments and information from the public on the regulatory approach to commercial orbital human spaceflight by the FAA. This public meeting is intended to aid the FAA in its regulatory effort by receiving early input from the affected community.”
IISC Publishes Research Study on Orbital Space Tourism Demand
“In recent years excellent research has focused on suborbital demand, but few detailed studies have been available on actual market demand for orbital personal spaceflight. Additionally, the considerable change in the financial landscape since 2008 highlighted the need for up-to-date data on the demand for personal space travel, given the impact on wealthy individuals and cash availability for space tourism.”
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Hearing – Commercial Space Transportation’s FY12 Budget

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