The World's First Operational Civilian Spaceport!

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Well it is Official! South Texas Spaceport is "The World's First Operational Civilian Spaceport!" Beginning July 1, 2009 launch operations will commence on a weekly bases. The main focus will be vehicle testing and development of a international rocketry launch program. The spaceport is capable of handling small personal rockets all the way upto suborbital vehicles, at this time. In the future as development progresses orbital services will be included.

A launch schedule will be coming in the near future, so if you would like to watch a launch, they will always be open to viewing by the public.....from a safe distance of course!

New Rocketry Regulations!

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Well they are out and OUT OF DATE already! While I applaud the FAA's effort to update the regulations pertaining to personal rocketry in America, they miss the boat once again!

1. The new regulations terminology is patently offensive to Rocketeers! The only thing amateur about rocketry is the individuals who wrote the regulations. Rocketeers are no more amateurs than NASA but.....that is also another subject!
2. The new regulations do not develop a clear pathway from no rocketry to building and flying manned space vehicles! They are organizational and consumer rocketry oriented instead of individual oriented!
3. The new regulations were developed under the saying: "To Dictate and Endanger!" When the purpose of having organization (government) is summed up in five words: "To Serve and To Protect!" What this means is: To Serve = create the environment, infrastructure, and organization for the individual to have the most freedom in the pursuit of happiness (rocketry), and To Protect = create the minimum, practical, and functional environment, infrastructure, and organization that protects persons and property from damage.
4. The new regulations leave loopholes or gaps in scope and vision that put persons and the public at risk and in danger! Parts of the new regulations that the FAA has created do not have policies to cover them yet, but are deliberately designed to hinder or block individuals by creating a path to accomplishment that is impossible to achieve because it would fatigue the individual with the bureaucracy.
5. The new regulations were developed by a process by which to comment or become involved in developing the new regulations was only limited to certain individuals that the FAA wanted to be involved with. I have been asking for AT LEAST ten years to comment on and be involved with updating the regulation, and never was contacted or informed!
6. The new regulations block an individuals freedom of association with other Rocketeers around the world!
7. The new regulations open the door for KNOWN individuals in the FAA to abuse the new policies on information requirements, to spy on certain individuals, block the individuals attempts to pursue their rocketry goals.
8. The new regulations are written in such a way that makes laws respective of certain religious beliefs and not inclusive of all religious beliefs. They discriminate on the bases of religion!

Well, I could go on and will.....looks like it is the FAA's turn at a lawsuit like the BATFE is in with rocketry! Another bunch of amateurs creating regulations with NO CLUE as to what they are doing!

I have no problem with safety and organization, the government should NEVER SAY NO, but rather say OK, how can we help you DO THIS SAFELY! It is all in the approach......and their approach SUCKS, they are the AMATEURS!

Join the Universal Rocketry Association and let's HELP the FAA develop some guidelines with vision and inclusion!

"In Honor of Evel!" Back to the Canyon!

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This is off the subject of Civilian Space Access, but related to Civilian Rocketry! I have been planning and working on a project for about 20 years now and it is time to make it happen! The project is "In Honor of Evel!" Back to the Canyon!™ I plan to jump the Snake River Canyon in a vehicle called the X-3 SkyCycle!™ Yes we are going to honor Evel Knievel, Twin Falls Idaho, and Finish what Evel Started!

Plans had been made to perform this jump with Evel in attendance, but sadly Evel has past on. Evel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon on Sept 8, 1974, but due to a mechanical malfunction and wind conditions he did not make it! He gave his word and did what he said, but was robbed of success and lucky to live through it! I am sure he will be there and be our copilot!

Two other individuals are also planning an attempt at this time, Robbie Knievel (of course which is only fitting) and Michael Hughes (although he has chosen to jump the Colorado river at Lake Havasu, AZ) So the race is on to see who will be the first! Then who will go to Infinity and Beyond.....!

I have posted a short video teaser on YouTube! Search for "In Honor of Evel!"

NASA Civilian Seat!

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Well now that the International Space Station crew is going to be raised to 6, it is time for the US Government, NASA, and TAXPAYERS to get on the same page and allot one seat on the new crew vehicle to paying customers or civilian selectees! Yes.....on every further mission one seat on the shuttle, Ares, Dragon, whatever frickin vehicle it is going to the ISS, there should be one space tourist crew member. There is no excuse not too, unless the government and NASA say it is too dangerous for civilians, tourists, or teachers to be going.....then it is too dangerous for anyone to be riding in or going to the ISS! Put that in your oxygen tanks and breath it!

New Test Launches Planned!

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The Universal Foundation has scheduled 2 launches this year to test vehicles for Civilian Space Travel! The only issue that remains is coordination with the US government over the right of civilians to access space, which the US is denying to curtain individuals based on religious, monetary, and political reasons! We are prepared for a fight! We have asked for a congressional level investigation into the agencies and personnel involved in the discrimination and abuse by government authorities. Totalitarian and Dictatorial regimes will not stand in America.....the land of the Free and the Home of the Brave!

Our Right to Space!

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It is Our Right to Launch, Because We Can!
It is Our Resident Right to Launch, Seeing Our Planet in the Safest and Best Way!
It is Our Civil Right to Launch, Traveling the Solar System in the Pursuit of Happiness, Freedom, and Existence!
It is Our Human Right to Launch, Accessing the Galaxy in a Free and Unfettered or Hindered Way!
It is Our God Given Right to Launch, Exploring the Universe to Gain All the Answers to All the Questions that are Out There Freely and Safely!

No Person, People, Government, or Anything will Deny Our Right to Space!

Youth and Space!

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The Ten Things the Youth CAN DO for Space!

1. Create a Petition that states WE want a space program for US!
2. Request Information for Education to learn about Space! (NASA, Civilian, etc.)
3. Institute a writing Campaign program! (Congress, State, etc.)
4. Determine the Who, Why, What, When, Where, and How, We will DO Space!
5. For all the believers Spread the Vision, Pragmatically and Enthusiastically!
6. The Youth are the Future, Don't lose Hope or Faith, if you want it Stick With It!
7. Know that space happens for Pragmatic Politico Techno reasons!
8. Get, Read, and Put Out the OECD Reports!
9. Learn to Understand, Articulate, and Accept the Risk!
10. GO FOR IT! PUSH THE ENVELOPE!

Assumption of Risk Statement!

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Civilian Space Tourism Assumption of Risk Statement!

This is the clearest statement people can understand about Civilian Space Tourism right now!

"Riding Rockets is an inherently risky business, right now it's a 50/50 deal, on a good day everything works the way it's supposed too and you comeback.....on a bad day you blowup and your dead!"

Terry W. Wheelock PdD.

The Space Show!

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The message today is: "The Space Show" hosted by Dr. David Livingston. I find that this show is a wonderful promoter of space as a future for the human race. Dr. D. is very objective and fair to all views about space, and at the same time maintains a standard of "No KoolAid!" If the people are going to open up space, then this is a policy that needs to be implemented.

Checkout the The Space Show at: http://www.thespaceshow.com/ it is well worth your time!

Space Exploration Conference!

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The Universal Space Society is having the 2009 Space Exploration Conference hosted by Universal Aerospace Inc.!

The main event at the conference will be to discuss: "From Here to There: A Roadmap to the Stars!" that is the theme of the conference.

We will be introducing Space Challenge!™ an open source type of competition to develop the hardware for civilians to access space.

Also, there will be discussion about how to reachout to the youth.....because they will be the ones who will achieve Civilian SPACE Access!

WE ARE BACK!

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Holy MOLLY! Finally found the Password! We are BACK! Let's get this blog back into space!

Civilian Space Access is now part of the Universal Space Society! USS's goal is to promote, Freedom, Peace, Knowledge, and Exploration of the Universe!, through Civilian Space Access!

We will be exploring the how, what, when, and why here on Civilian Space Access!

Stay Tuned.....I wrote the password down this time!