Amateur space enthusiasts are launching ambitious projects funded by online supporters . Google Suborbitals aims to send a manned rocket into space by 2020 . Other projects have found similar success online . Cornell graduate Zac Brown will launch his crowd - funded micro satellite project in 2018 .
Amateur space enthusiasts are launching ambitious projects funded by online supporters . Google Suborbitals aims to send a manned rocket into space by 2020 . Cornell graduate Zac Brown will launch his crowd - funded micro satellite project in 2018 .