Give three million dollars to the aerospace primes and you will get a paper study. t/Space recently was awarded the same amount, and as well as the paper study, they’re flight testing technology demonstrators.
The latest update is now out from Space Exploration Technologies Corporation.
Robert Zimmerman provides an excellent roundup of the promise and pitfalls of this pivotal point in humanity’s journey out of the cradle.
Looks like Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is serious about developing a human spaceflight capability. They’ve signed a Space Act agreement with NASA “regarding development of human spaceflight hardware.” More
here.