Communications and Data in the Space Environment.pdf
Author: George R. Tyson
Paper prepared for and accepted by the ASCEND Conference in 2021. Withdrawn for reasons incompatible with SFO’s Non-profit status. Paper discussing the problems of long distance reliable communications of all types within the Solar System.
Exploration vs Settlement in Space.pdf
Author: Andrew W. V. Clark
March2020 A short essay that compares and contrasts Exploration versus Settlement in Space and the varyimg requirements thus generated.
Economic Imperative of Space Exploration and Settlement.pdf
March 2020 Author: George R. Tyson
A paper exploring the economic drivers for exploring and settling space and the manufacturing and trade possibilities that are opened up by such exploration and settlement.
Time to Re-Think Space Access.pdf
Author: Andrew W. V. Clark
Published in the Proceedings of the 2007 Space Visions Congress held in Cocoa, FL 27th. April 2007.
This paper explores some of the requirements and ramifications of constructing large spacecraft in LEO
Generation of a Launch Infrastructure that Supports the Commercial Use of the Space Environment.pdf
Author: Andrew W. V. Clark
Published in the Proceedings of the 41st. Space Congress held in Cocoa Beach, FL April to May 2003.
This paper explores the establishment of a Launch Base and its associated infrastructure to support a major space exploration and use program.
A Commercial Approach to using TCP-IP in Range Operations.pdf
Author: Richard Prickett.
Published in the Proceedings of the 41st. Space Congress held in Cocoa Beach, FL April to May 2003.
A New “Old Way” to Space: Taking the Best from the Past to Forge Ahead Into the Future (PDF)
Author: George R. Tyson
Published in the proceedings of the 39th Space Congress, Cocoa Beach, FL April 29 – May 3, 2002.
This paper shows how parts of the SEP are very similar to past plans of Herman Potocnik, Wernher von Braun and NASA.
Authors Note: Due to continued work on the concept Some of the dimensions for the SEB and HLV changed between the writing of the paper and the presentation at Space Congress. Refer to the presentation for the latest figures.
Innovative Financing of a Large Space Project (PDF)
Authors: George R. Tyson and Andrew W. V. Clark.
Published in the proceedings of the 38th Space Congress, Cocoa Beach, FL May 1 – 3, 2001.
This paper describes the way in which the SEP fits into the standard protocols used by the finance industry including the use of complementary companies.
Exploring Exploring and Using the Space Environment. A Different Approach (PDF)
Author: Andrew W. V. Clark.
Published in the proceedings of the 37th. Space Congress, Cocoa Beach, FL May 1 – 5, 2000.
This paper describes some of the concerns that Space Frontier Operations, Inc. (SFO), has about space exploration and describes some of the initial results of studies being undertaken at SFO to further the exploration of space. It also lays out SFO’s Space Exploration Plan (SEP).
Green fields, Black Sky: Logistics Considerations for a Large New Space Program
Author: Andrew W. V. Clark.
A paper presented to the Florida Log Conference in 2000 in Orlando, FL. which was a precursor to the Paper presented at Space Congress in 2001.
