Alastair Browne on Space Development

02/11/2026

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/5153/1

As noted at a House space subcommittee hearing last year, the Space Launch System (SLS) does not offer a sustainable or cost-effective option for lunar settlements. SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System (HLS) has the problem of needing 8 to 15 refueling (and getting it human rated for Artemis III...

02/10/2026

If you end up with a copy of Building the Space Infrastructure—through the giveaway or otherwise—I’d be glad to see where it lands.

Feel free to tag and use or if you share a photo or your thoughts.

In the meantime, you can get other options here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F57L6W8W

Storm Browne Enterprises, LLC is an organization dedicated to originating new ideas to improving the world.  The first is through Space Development; but, there are other topics as well.  We also focus on examining the world's problems, be they political, natural, economical, or technical, and come...

02/07/2026

Last chance – the Goodreads giveaway for Building the Space Infrastructure closes on February 9, 2026.

Signed print copies, US & Canada only. If you’ve ever wondered how we move from launches and headlines to real working infrastructure in space, I hope this book gives you a useful framework.

Enter here: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/428619-building-the-space-infrastructure-developing-the-cis-lunar-neighborhood

This is a blog on Space Development, its potential, its future, its benefits, and why it is necessary. With the opening up of space to private interests, there will be new opportunities for the public at large, which means ALL of humanity. This blog will cover what opportunities will open up and wha...

02/06/2026

This is an hour long, very wild podcast of my book from Off-Nominal.
Enjoy!

Jake and Anthony are joined by author Alastair Storm Browne to talk about developing space, and his new book, Building the Space Infrastructure.Find us at ht...

02/02/2026

One week left to enter the Goodreads print giveaway for Building the Space Infrastructure.

If you’re interested in the infrastructure and policy side of space—how we actually build and manage a cis-lunar neighborhood—this one’s for you.

Enter here before February 9, 2026: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/428619-building-the-space-infrastructure-developing-the-cis-lunar-neighborhood

Storm Browne Enterprises, LLC is an organization dedicated to originating new ideas to improving the world.  The first is through Space Development; but, there are other topics as well.  We also focus on examining the world's problems, be they political, natural, economical, or technical, and come...

01/25/2026

Building the Space Infrastructure is about the nuts and bolts of becoming a spacefaring civilization—transport hubs, refuelling depots, resource use, and governance in the Earth–Moon system.

The Goodreads giveaway is open until February 9, 2026, for US & Canada readers: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/428619-building-the-space-infrastructure-developing-the-cis-lunar-neighborhood

Storm Browne Enterprises, LLC is an organization dedicated to originating new ideas to improving the world.  The first is through Space Development; but, there are other topics as well.  We also focus on examining the world's problems, be they political, natural, economical, or technical, and come...

01/17/2026

I first proposed a space infrastructure plan back in 1990. This book is my attempt to update that idea for the era of private launch and a growing space economy.

If you’re curious how we might actually build a sustainable cis-lunar neighborhood over the coming decades, you can enter to win a signed print copy here: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/428619-building-the-space-infrastructure-developing-the-cis-lunar-neighborhood

Storm Browne Enterprises, LLC is an organization dedicated to originating new ideas to improving the world.  The first is through Space Development; but, there are other topics as well.  We also focus on examining the world's problems, be they political, natural, economical, or technical, and come...

01/15/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CBkzcWNGx/

Recently, I have posted on social media a passage from my book about mining resources in space. I’ll repeat it here: “The most significant advantage of mining asteroids and the Moon is securing access to rare and precious metals, such as gallium and germanium, as opposed to obtaining them from h...

01/13/2026

https://www.thespacereview.com/article/5134/1

Throughout human history on Earth, various world powers have sought territorial expansion. We currently see territorial expansion efforts by Russia with respect to Ukraine and China’s desire to wrest ownership of Tawain. Though these attempts at territorial expansion on Earth are significant, the ...

01/13/2026

This giveaway is especially for readers who:
– enjoy serious space nonfiction
– think about policy, logistics, and infrastructure
– want more than slogans about “going to space”
Enter to win a signed print copy of Building the Space Infrastructure on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/.../428619-building-the-space...

01/13/2026

Storm Browne Enterprises, LLC is an organization dedicated to originating new ideas to improving the world.  The first is through Space Development; but, there are other topics as well.  We also focus on examining the world's problems, be they political, natural, economical, or technical, and come...

01/13/2026

This giveaway is especially for readers who:
– enjoy serious space nonfiction
– think about policy, logistics, and infrastructure
– want more than slogans about “going to space”

Enter to win a signed print copy of Building the Space Infrastructure on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/428619-building-the-space-infrastructure-developing-the-cis-lunar-neighborhood

Storm Browne Enterprises, LLC is an organization dedicated to originating new ideas to improving the world.  The first is through Space Development; but, there are other topics as well.  We also focus on examining the world's problems, be they political, natural, economical, or technical, and come...