When people think about the giant leap of the Apollo moon missions that forever changed human history few would imagine a growing space industry based on a small island as capable of replicating such an achievement. However this is the position that the Isle of Man, a British Crown Protectorate in the Irish Sea, is in since it was recognized as one of the space superpowers that could return humans to the moon.
At the forefront of this effort is Excalibur Almaz (EA), an Isle of Man (IOM) company founded in 2005 that has been working to leverage the island's pro-space government and professional infrastructure to become the world's leading commercial provider of private space transportation services.
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Date posted: 06/27/2011
One of the Island's leading lights in the commercial space race has received a prestigious award. Art Dula, founder and
chief executive of Isle of Man space tourism firm Excalibur Almaz Limited, has been awarded the Pioneer of NewSpace
prize by the Space Frontier Foundation (SFF).
The award is given to early leaders in the commercial space industry who have left a lasting legacy through personal investment
or the creation of a NewSpace enterprise.
Judges chose Mr Dula in recognition of his 'long-standing work in the industry'. He was presented with the prize at a
gala dinner during the foundation's annual conference in Silicon Valley, California.
SFF founder Bob Werb said: 'Art Dula has been doing NewSpace since before anyone knew what it was.
Click here for full article. Date posted: 08/11/2010
Past Articles:
06/18/2011 Spacecraft on public display at Jurby (MANX Radio)
06/17/2011 Isle of Man research space stations unveiled to public (BBC One)
06/17/2011 Space company opens its doors to visitors (IOM Today)
04/28/2011 Manx company to offer holidays in space (BBC News)
04/25/2011 Future of Space Tourism: Who's Offering What (Space.com)
04/18/2011 NASA to Announce Funding for Private Spaceship Builders (Space.com)
03/04/2011 Crunch time for new spaceships (MSNBC)
02/23/2011 Excalibur back in British Isles (Astrowright)
01/12/2011 Space firm will use old Soviet gear (New Scientist)
01/05/2011 Excalibur Almaz Space Stations arrive on the Isle of Man (Rocketeers.co.uk)
10/19/2010 Top 10 Fantasy Spaceships Headed for Reality (Space.com)
10/09/2010 Interview with Art Dula (Moon and Back)
11/23/2009 Space tourism is no hoax (The Space Review)
09/29/2009 I've been in a spacecraft (CBBC)
09/24/2009 Excalibur Almaz Unveils Spacecraft (OnOrbit)
09/09/2009 US, Russian capsules vie for orbital domination (Flightglobal)
09/07/2009 Meanwhile, on the Isle of Man (Wired)
09/04/2009 Island Britain: sleepy Isle of Man moves into the space age (The Times)
08/18/2009 Soviet-era spaceships to do commercial flights (MSNBC)
08/18/2009 Beating swords into plough shares with Soviet Almaz (Spaceflight Now)
08/10/2009 Venture Eyes Russian Almaz Capsules for Paid Orbital Flights (Space News)
01/29/2009 Students get weightless testing personal navigation aid for spaceflight (NSBRI.org)
12/09/2006 Excalibur Almaz to Bring 2nd Private Space Station to Orbit? (Spaceports.com)
01/23/2006 Isle of Man: Space Industry (The Lawyer)
