Rick Tumlinson

Pioneer of the NewSpace revolution

Rick Tumlinson - Books, Essays & Publications

Book

2025

Why Space?: The Purpose of People

The world feels like it’s tilting: AI sprinting ahead, wars reshaping borders, climates shifting, economies wobbling — and a generation wondering if the future is shrinking instead of expanding. But what if that’s the wrong story?In this bold, highly readable book, “the godfather of commercial space” Rick Tumlinson pulls you behind the scenes of the Space Revolution — not to teach you rockets, but to show why the next frontier is ultimately about being human: choosing hope over fear, purpose over resignation, expansion over stagnation. Part sweeping history, part insider exposé, part call to action, it reveals how space is opening up to ordinary people — and why that matters right now.The frontier is open. Your Purpose is calling. The future isn’t something that happens to you — it’s something you choose.

Op-ed - America must stop treating China's lunar plans as a footrace

Op-ed - AIs in Space: From partners in pioneering to the children of humanity

Opinion - Safety, progress, and the need for Artemis 2.0

Opinion - How China will own the moon — unless we act now

Op-ed - Growing up and going out: Beyond the cradle

Opinion - Mars Next and “All of the Above”

Opinion - Bury Me on the Moon—Preferably on the Far Side

Op-ed - This time, we take it from no one: Why opening the High Frontier of space can be different

Opinion - Space and Submarine Explorers Are Right to Take Risks

Opinion - Save Freedom: We must stop the destruction of the International Space Station

Op-ed - Apollo 11 vs. space tourism in 2022 

Opinion - Return to the moon: The race we have to win (again)

Op-Ed - Missing the moment history happens: The media and 'NewSpace' 

Op-ed - When it comes to space, failure isn't just an option — it's a requirement

Op-ed - Private astronauts are not 'space tourists'

Op-Ed - Billionaires and Space — The Right Race

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Pioneer of the NewSpace revolution, Rick Tumlinson empowers organizations to think boldly, innovate fearlessly, and lead humanity’s next great leap beyond Earth.
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