As human beings we apparently need our own private space to which others can be invited...
The 10th of 12 children, she claimed the living-room piano as her own private space.
NPR's Martin Kaste reports several billionaires are now pouring cash into private space programs.
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But it remains to be seen whether private space travel is a business that can survive.
When I really need to think, however, I have to retreat to a quiet, private space.
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As well as contend with the opposition of those who are fiercely protective of their private space.
He sees his trip as just the latest step forward in the emerging industry of private space tourism.
The lucky ones have a private space in which to pump and a fridge to store their milk.
That's the first step that will really lay the groundwork for a whole exploration of private space flight.
Apart from US military satellites, Ikonos, a private space company in the US, has a satellite that beams high resolution images.
One edge that the United States does have in its space program, though, is its embrace of the private space industry.
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Emirates Airlines offers first-class passengers a private suite, a seat in a pod-like, private space and a chair with massage capability.
There's a tremendous amount of capital now going into the private space industry on the basis of somebody having done it.
He spoke about why the company invested in private space transportation and explored the growth of transistors, qubits and human opportunities.
They really believe that private space flight is the next big thing.
Larry Bell is an endowed professor of space architecture at the University of Houston and the cofounder of several private space exploration companies.
According a joint press release, the two companies agreed that SpaceX will provide passenger transportation to private space stations to be built by Bigelow.
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Could government regulation put a damper on these private space ventures?
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This month, we travel the country in pursuit of an answer, speaking to some of the top minds in the public and private space games.
"We remain of the opinion that a hotel room is a private space where its occupants would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, " he said.
For now, however, private space travel remains the domain of billionaires.
First he made the Tesla roadster, an eco-friendly electric car for the ultra-rich speed-freak, then he set to work as CEO of a private space company.
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In addition to building upon the very young regulatory framework surrounding private space travel, the regulations will make it easier for companies to test their vehicles.
"It's a revolution, " he says of private space industry, adding that in the not-so-distant future, space travel could allow for a trans-Atlantic flight in under 20 minutes.
The company wants to launch and link up several of its larger expandable modules to create private space stations, which could be used by a variety of clients.
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The Butterfly Suite offers private space for parents and has been equipped with a double bed, sofa, fold-down chair bed, tea and coffee-making facilities, a TV and an en-suite washroom.
Doctors may soon face requests to provide medical clearance for commercial space travelers and these decisions could impact the growth of the private space industry, according to a new analysis.
Meanwhile, the existence of the shuttle doubtless inhibits the development of a private space industry and the new private companies face regulatory restrictions that do not apply to the shuttle.
"I didn't need more private space, " says Ms. Fastlicht, 40, who runs her own company and this spring plans to launch an app that curates digital content for a Hispanic audience.
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