Civilian Space Travel in the Yahoo! Directory

Anousheh Ansari Space Blog [read review]
The first woman space tourist blogs about her experience getting to, and living at, the International Space Station.
spaceblog.xprize.org
ANSARI X PRIZE (6)
Learn about ANSARI X PRIZE, formerly X Prize, the space competition for non-governmental organizations to launch reusable manned spacecrafts into space. Sites offer background information, prize details, articles, multimedia, special race coverage, videos, and photo galleries of the space tourism competitions.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Civilian_Space_Travel/ANSARI_X_PRIZE
Bigelow Aerospace
Bigelow Aerospace's goal is to bring human space flight into the arena of commercial business. Follow the progress of their Genesis I spacecraft, designed to be an inflatable habitat, which was launched into space on July 12, 2006.
www.bigelowaerospace.com
Canadian Arrow
Reusable sub-orbital spacecraft being designed and built in an attempt to capture the X PRIZE.
www.canadianarrow.com
Charles in Space
Experience civilian space travel with Dr. Charles Simonyi. Follow along with his experience training for and traveling to the International Space Station as a civilian.
www.charlesinspace.com
da Vinci Project
Developing a reusable three-man spacecraft to be launched from a hot air balloon as a registered entry for the X PRIZE.
www.davinciproject.com
How Space Tourism Works
Looks at who is involved, what space accommodations will be like, and who will get to go.
www.howstuffworks.com/space-tourism.htm
International Symposium on Personal Spaceflight (ISPS)
Annual symposium that explores the multi-faceted dimensions of personal spaceflight ranging from the technical developments necessary to achieve safe routine flight to and from and through space to the new personal business opportunities and economic benefits that will open in space and here on Earth.
spacegrant.nmsu.edu/isps
Lifeboat Foundation
Nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, dedicated to providing solutions that will safeguard humanity from the growing threat of terrorism and technological cataclysm by building "lifeboats" in space.
www.lifeboat.com
National Spaceflight Training Center (NSTC)
Spaceflight education and astronaut training facility for the general public which will be located near the NASA Johnson Space Center in Clear Lake, Texas.
www.spaceflight-training.com
Shuttleworth, Mark (4)
Read about Mark Shuttleworth, the second self-funded space tourist and first African national in space. Site features biography, videos, interview transcript, and audio archive of the space journey undertaken by the South African entrepreneur and patron of Ubuntu distribution system.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Civilian_Space_Travel/Shuttleworth__Mark
Space - Wikitravel
Learn about commercial space tourism -- space-related places on the Earth, parabolic flights, edge of space flights, sub-orbital flights, and orbital flight opportunities.
wikitravel.org/en/Space
Space Elevators, Space Hotels, and Space Tourism
Research paper describing a conceptual design for a transportation system to carry passengers into space.
www.spacefuture.com/archive/space_elevators_space_hotels_and_space_tourism....
Space Future
Outlines why the goal of affordable travel to space for the general public is not only practical, but highly desirable.
www.spacefuture.com
Space Tour
Promoting businesses around the world with its space tourism sweepstakes. Competing for the X PRIZE.
www.tour2space.com
Space Tourism - AOL@Research & Learn
Learn about space tourism in its present form and how space tourism might work in future. Site includes sections on travelling to space, zero-gravity flights, encyclopedia for space exploration, and relative message boards and news.
reference.aol.com/space/space-tourism
Space Tourism - Wikipedia
Article about space tourism, the recent phenomenon of space travel by individuals for the purpose of personal pleasure. Also learn about the commercial space flight companies that are working to corner the space tourist market.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_tourist
Spaceport America
Official site for Spaceport America, the world's first, purpose-built commercial spaceport. Learn about the New Mexico spaceport established for commercial space and reusable launch vehicles.
www.spaceportamerica.com
SpaceShipOne@
Find sites for SpaceShipOne and its carrier aircraft White Knight, the world's first privately funded manned space program. Sites feature background information, special reports, mission objectives and results, and launch video clips of the experimental air-launched suborbital spaceplace which used a hybrid rocket motor.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Spacecraft/SpaceShipOne
The New Space Race - MSNBC
Collection of articles and interactive multimedia features dedicated to the emerging private space exploration and travel industry, SpaceShipOne, and the X PRIZE.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5184095
Virgin Galactic
Commercial space craft developed by Richard Branson's Virgin Group. Learn about SpaceShipOne and the development of SpaceShipTwo spacecraft and its carrier WhiteKnightTwo.
www.virgingalactic.com
X PRIZE Cup (4)
Find sites for X PRIZE Cup, an annual X Prize Foundation space expo designed to encourage innovation in the private sector. Sites feature expo details, event coverage, news articles, video, and photo galleries of the annual space expo also known as Wirefly X Prize Cup.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Civilian_Space_Travel/X_PRIZE_Cup

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