We kick things off with a profile of LiftPort, a commercial space endeavor operating out of a small garage in rural Washington State that has been funding its dreams of space elevators through crowdfunded Kickstarter campaigns.

ENGADGET: The Engadget Show 41: 'Space' with NASA, SETI, Liftport and Mary Roach

The company is developing a heavy-lift rocket with twice the cargo capability of the space shuttle, and also dreams of building a spacecraft that could carry a crew to Mars.

CNN: Historic launch of private rocket heralds new era

One might think that a man who dreams of opening up space to the holidaymaking public would have had his imagination fired as a boy by science fiction novels.

BBC: The Moon

Bigelow's dreams don't stop at the International Space Station.

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Next Alimanovic dreams of buying her own larger store instead of renting space.

FORBES: Up From The Rubble

Built as the ultimate expression of love, the Taj has become a site of pilgrimage, a place where visitors bring their dreams and joys and longings, transforming it into sacred space.

NPR: A Pilgrimage to the Taj Mahal, a 'Poem in Stone'

If you're into supporting real world space technology being used to make science fiction a reality, the crowdfunding project of your dreams has arrived.

ENGADGET

Now, Richards and his colleagues are bringing their childhood dreams to life, as part of the burgeoning NewSpace movement, which has sparked a renaissance in space exploration.

CNN: Biography: Robert Richards