Commercialization

27 September 2004: Virgin Group Sign Deal with Paul G. Allens Mojave Aerospace, Mojave Aerospace Ventures “Today, Sir Richard Branson announced that Virgin Group has entered into an agreement to […]

27 September 2004: Bigelow’s Gamble, Aviation Week & Space Technology“The Bigelow Aerospace project to privately develop inflatable Earth-orbit space modules is beginning to integrate diverse U.S. and European technologies into […]

17 September 2004: DARPA, Air Force Kick Off Falcon Phase II Small Launch Vehicle“The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the U.S. Air Force have awarded funding to four […]

15 September 2004: NASA Special Notice: Commercial Space Transportation Services in Support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration“This RFI, issued by NASA’s Office of Space Operations, is to obtain […]

3 September 2004: NASA Presolicitation Notice: Legal Services (creation of The Mercury Fund) “This procurement is for the purchase of the legal services and business advice in support of the […]

1 September 2004: NASA Selects Contractors for Exploration Studies “NASA today awarded the first contracts to conduct preliminary concept studies for human lunar exploration and the development of the crew […]

26 August 2004: A Giant Leap For Commercial Space Travel, IEEE Spectrum “Paul Allen, Microsoft Corp.’s cofounder, funded Rutan’s project, ostensibly to win the US $10 million Ansari X Prize […]

9 July 2004: The ultimate public-private partnership – Bigelow, NASA now working together on space hotel, Las Vegas Mercury “Few journalists have been allowed inside the secure confines of the […]

4 July 2004: Private Initiative for Inflatable Space Habitat Lures Chinese Interest, Aviation Now “Inflatable technologies–or “expandables” as Bigelow prefers to call them–are increasingly popular, and NASA and the Defense […]