The re-use of a Dragon capsule is yet another example of how SpaceX uses cargo flights to prove out new technologies that can be later used on crewed flights, and is a key step toward a commercial return to the… — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
Elon just presented a plan for settling the solar system in this century that is realistic and affordable. In my paper, 'A Pathway to a Thriving Commercial Space Economy' at IAC, I also laid out a path forward to a… — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
Don't bring on the design engineers too soon. One of the worst things you can do in the early phases of a project is… — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
The commercial space industry owes a huge debt to Patti Grace Smith. There might not be a commercial spaceflight industry were it not for… — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
NSS is delighted to support the New Horizons mission by helping to share this exciting milestone in space exploration with the general public in… — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
The National Space Society is proud to have EIS as our flagship spaceflight program, and we look forward to the remarkable results that will… — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
Spend 10% of the project budget making sure you understand problem, the key technologies involved, and have looked at all of the options before… — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
NSS has strongly supported competition in both the NASA Commercial Re-supply Services program and the Commercial Crew program. — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
If there's going to be the development of a commercial space economy, whatever it is, shouldn't you do your exploration to prepare a path… — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
Get the entire team involved in identifying and evaluating project risks. Everyone looks at the project differently, and sometimes the input from the student… — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
Competition like that seen between Blue Origin and SpaceX is key to rapid progress in space. — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
The key here is that with planning, you can take advantage of opportunities, where without this planning, you may just watch them pass you… — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
Blue Origin's successful capsule escape demonstration represents a material step toward a fully re-usable sub-orbital vehicle. — Bruce Pittman Copy Share Image
