Per Aspera Ad Astra: From Peru to Space

This book has been waiting on my shelf for several years but I decided to read it before I start SSP@NASA Ames. What I liked about it? It provides an overview of the opportunities and challenges of the space industry, and provides solutions to the main problems that affect it.

I can’t recommend it, though. The book is 7 years old and a lot has changed. If you are looking for actual information on the status of space industry, there are free sources such as the Satellite Industry Association, the Office of Commercial Space Transportation, and the Space Show.

Today I took a short break to watch SpaceShip One’s first flight to space; it was awesome. So awesome that I didn’t pay attention to its spinning (duly noted by my boss who was also watching).

Luckily everything went ok and Mike Melvill managed to come back to good ol’ Earth:

SpaceShip One landing. Source: Ikluft

Although it is a great achievement for the Space Industry, I was a bit sad. When will I go back to space? Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future.