Suborbital tourism, the next moon landings, and settlements on Mars: How private enterprise, fueled by Texas-style regulatory incentives, is leading the new space race
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Suborbital tourism, the next moon landings, and settlements on Mars: How private enterprise, fueled by Texas-style regulatory incentives, is leading the new space race
1. Golden Spike Company
Suborbital Tourism, the Next Moon
Landings, and Settlements on Mars:
How Private Enterprise, Fueled by Texas-
Style Regulatory Incentives, is Leading the
New Space Race
Doug Griffith
AeroCon 2014 Fort Worth
May 7, 2014
2. October 4, 2004:
Scaled Composites, Inc. wins the Ansari
X Prize with SpaceShipOne
AeroCon 2014 Fort Worth
May 7, 2014
8. AeroCon 2014 Fort Worth
May 7, 2014
The Texas Factor: Ground Zero for
Commercial Human Spaceflight!
Van Horn, Texas
Midland, Texas
Ellington Field?
9. AeroCon 2014 Fort Worth
May 7, 2014
The Texas Factor: Ground Zero for
Commercial Human Spaceflight!
• McGregor Texas
• Brownsville, Texas
Houston, Texas
10. AeroCon 2014 Fort Worth
May 7, 2014
Why Texas?
• Business/startup-friendly regulatory climate
• Immunity law protecting spaceflight
companies from lawsuits
• Substantial company relocation incentives
• Access to NASA/JSC resources and talent
through Space Act Agreements
• Readily available aerospace work force