by Michael Belfiore | Jan 22, 2009 | Blog, Uncategorized
The article I wrote on what it takes to be a commercial spaceship pilot for the March issue of Air & Space is now available online.The piece was a ball to write–I got to try out the centrifuge at the National Aerospace Training and Research Training, or...
by Michael Belfiore | Jan 21, 2009 | Blog, Uncategorized
At the instigation of my friend Ben Zackheim, I’ve started a Twitter feed that will keep you up-to-date on my progress as I finish my DARPA book as well as other projects I’m working on.See the widget that appears to the right of this post to for the...
by Michael Belfiore | Jan 9, 2009 | Blog, Uncategorized
I learned this week from DARPA public relations officer Jan Walker that Tony Tether, the agency’s director, will remain in charge when Obama takes office as President. “Dr. Tether will be here after Jan. 20, and there’s no formal date on which he...
by Michael Belfiore | Dec 31, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
Check out this nicely annotated list of space blogs (including this one) on the find-schools-online.com website.To this list I would add at least three more important links:Space Transport NewsClark S. Lindsey provides one-stop shopping for breaking commercial...
by Michael Belfiore | Dec 4, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
I was a consultant on a National Geographic Channel special on DARPA called America’s Secret Weapon Lab that premiers tonight. Show time is at 9:00 p.m. If you miss it, it’s also on this Saturday, December 6 at 11:00 a.m., and Thursday, December 11 at 2:00...