Author Archive: Brook Mantia

TO THE STARS! LAS VEGAS-Caesar’s Palace. My husband Vince and I went to Las Vegas to attend the 2nd Annual Lunar Development Conference, produced by the Space Frontier Foundation and the Space Studies Institute. It’s held in July to coincide with the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (July 20, 1969), focusing on a

TO THE STARS! John S. Spencer is a true renaissance man for the millennium. He’s an architect, real estate developer, master planner, and a visionary pioneer of “The Design Frontier” with a fierce passion for creating humanity’s future in space. John Spencer is a waaay cool guy. Recently I had the great pleasure of spending

TO THE STARS! If you’ve got a yen for space travel, but you’ve been too busy to sign up for astronaut training, here are some space programs you can join now. There are many organizations that you can join-no experience necessary-and let your enthusiasm make a difference in the growing movement to open the space

TO THE STARS! Although some consider it more “Motel 6” than “ClubMed,” the Mir space station is being resurrected and transformed into the first tourist destination in space. “ClubMir” is now commercially available to international users who seek access to the world’s most unique industrial, scientific, and recreational facility. About the Mir Space Station The

Welcome to my space tourism column! Space has always been the domain of astronauts, rocket scientists, and assorted “experts” who have the “Right Stuff.” NASA has guarded the gates of space like jealous priests before the temple, where only those judged worthy may pass. Only a few hundred people have traveled in space, but millions