When I was 6 years old my first grade teacher turned on the television so we could watch the launch of one of the first Space Shuttle missions. From the amazing moment that the Main Engines ignited and my classmates and I saw this marvel of technology rise into the Florida skies, I knew I [...]
This paper develops a new spacecraft interior design concept (Silverbird), which is completely adapted for activities during transcontinental or touristic suborbital flight. Based on such a unique human experience, the interior is designed for maximum comfort, as well as safety. Silverbird is a Horizontal Take off Horizontal Landing (HTHL) rocket plane concept that can transport [...]
This research paper briefly overviews the current status of space tourism, summarizes a number of space tourism market research studies, identifies market research challenges, and analyses operations and financial aspects of creating a sub-orbital space tourism business as a stepping-stone to public space travel. Download here: oguntoyinbo Boma_suborbital space tourism business plan elements
Two different kinds of suborbital flights are in the making and are bound to start suborbital flights in the next two years – Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo and XCOR’s Mark II. In this comparative study assets and disadvantages of both suborbital spacecrafts are listed, the possible payload dimensions for each kind of flight as well as [...]