Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

This year, public space travel appears on the horizon. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, the work of the Jeff Bezos-backed Blue Origin, and the go-getting goals of Elon Musk and his ambitious SpaceX Starship plans – all pioneering efforts.

It has been a long haul to realize space voyaging by the public.

Credit: Virgin Galactic/screengrab

See You In Orbit? – Our Dream Of Spaceflight has been authored by Alan Ladwig, a former manager of both the Shuttle Student Involvement Program and the Spaceflight Participant Program, which included the Teacher in Space and Journalist in Space competitions. He is now chief of To Orbit Productions, LLC, a consulting and art company.

Go to my new Q & A featured on Space.com:

‘See you in orbit?’ New book tackles the enduring dream of public spaceflight

https://www.space.com/see-you-in-orbit-alan-ladwig-public-spaceflight-book.html

Go to: ‘See you in orbit?’ New book tackles the enduring dream of public spaceflight

https://www.space.com/see-you-in-orbit-alan-ladwig-public-spaceflight-book.html