The Personal Spaceflight Federation based in Washington, DC is composed of an industry who's who of private space travel companies. Their mission statement reads 'The Personal Spaceflight Federation (PSF) is the industry association of leading businesses and organizations working to make commercial human spaceflight a reality. The mission of the PSF is to promote the development of commercial human spaceflight, pursue ever higher levels of safety, and share the best practices and expertise throughout the industry.'

There isn't much happening in the world of space travel today. Most of the news is just re-hashing old stories. None-the-less here's a quick run down of the more interesting stories of the day.

There is more blow back from the Chinese Anti-Satellite (ASAT) test from mid-January. MSNBC once again refers to the satellite as having been blown up by a ballistics missile. Early reports indicated a laser weapon. I would really like to know which is true.

People have high expectations of the building capabilities of the private space tourism industry. This article just runs down some of the more interesting players in the game and how the organizations are bureaucratizing themselves for the launch of private space travel. The Personal Spaceflight Federation, an industry association of companies involved in private space travel, is setting up to work with the FAA to develop manageable policies for people in space.