Art Dula, Founder / CEO Of Isle Of Man-Based Excalibur Almaz Says Company Is Ready To Sell Tickets For 805,000-Km Round Trip Missions To Orbit Moon; Will Use Soviet Re-Usable Return Vehicles Launched By Soyuz FG Rockets, Almaz Space Stations Converted To Long-Distance Spaceships; Tickets Cost US$125M / Person; Almaz Signs MoU With Xcor To Train Prospective Astronauts Using Lynx Vehicle
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Falcon 9 Advancing Towards ISS Cargo / Crew Transportation Capacity; Next Step For SpaceX Is Lunar Transportation: Many GLXP Teams Looking At Falcon As Likely Launch Vehicle, Astrobotic Technology Has Launch Contract With SpaceX, GLXP Teams Receive US$2M If Launch From FL, SpaceX Offering 10% Discount To GLXP Teams; Falcon 9 Does Not Require Modifications To Reach Lunar Orbit
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3 Affordable US Lunar Lander Options Advancing Through Commercial & Government Efforts; Armadillo Aerospace Morpheus Lander Passed Several Tethered Tests At NASA JSC, Designed For 1-Way, Uncrewed Missions Up To 500kg; SpaceX Red Dragon Lander Concept Also 1-Way Option, Capsule Useful Component Of Potential Base; Masten Xeus Concept Could Carry 4.5 Tonnes To Lunar Surface & Back
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Space Agencies & Commercial Enterprises Refining Plans For Human Lunar Development; ULA Forms Organization For Human Launches Beyond LEO; Masten Reveals Human Lunar Lander Design; Space Adventures Advancing Circumlunar Mission; China Lunar Exploration Program Progressing; Russia Reinvigorates Push For Moonbase; Human Lunar Presence Ensures Multi-World Species Future
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“NASA Has No Vision Of Establishing Colony On Moon”, But Countless Commercial Enterprises Do, Says NASA Administrator Charles Bolden; Proposal Of Rand Simberg (BR) For US Courts & Agencies To Recognize Private Claims On Moon, Mars & Asteroids Could Be Effective Motivator For Private Investment In Space Development; Simberg Presenting His White Paper Today On Capitol Hill, Washington DC
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Entrepreneur Julian Ranger Says Space Is Next Frontier For Investment In CNBC Interview; CEO Of iBundle & DADapp.com Has Invested In GLXP Favorite Astrobotic, Projects US$70M Profit From Company’s 1st Lunar Mission; Sees 2 Broad Markets On Moon: Resources / Science & Entertainment / Commercial Communications
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SpaceX Successfully Tests SuperDraco Engines; 8 Engines On Side Walls Of Dragon Spacecraft Will Produce Up To 534,000 Newtons Of Axial Thrust Enabling Propulsive Landing On Moon, Earth Or Other Planet With Pinpoint Accuracy; Also To Serve As Launch Escape System; SuperDraco Sustained Full-Duration Thrust Firing & Deep Throttling Demonstrations