by Michael Belfiore | Dec 2, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’ve just telecommuted in to a press conference in Los Angeles at which principals from XCOR Aerospace and Rocketship Tours announced that tickets for XCOR’s rocketship-in-development are on sale now. Danish investment banker Per Wimmer also ceremoniously...
by Michael Belfiore | Nov 13, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’ve just received a review copy of the upcoming National Geographic Channel program Direct from the Moon.The piece kicks off the channel’s Exploration Week on Monday, December 17, at 9:00 p.m.Centered around stunning new imagery from the Japanese space...
by Michael Belfiore | Nov 10, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’m in a blissful lull now, awaiting my editor’s feedback before starting revisions on my book about the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. The book runs just under 300 pages without notes and other back matter. Some other stats:Working...
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 10, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’ve just heard the sad news that Jim Benson, founder of SpaceShipOne rocket contractor SpaceDev has left this world. He was 63 years old. From a SpaceDev announcement released today:”SpaceDev Founder and Board Member James Benson, 63, died peacefully in...
by Michael Belfiore | Sep 29, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
Yesterday Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, reached orbit with the first privately built liquid fueled satellite launcher.It’s a huge boost for commercial spaceflight and perhaps the biggest milestone since the 2004 launch of the suborbital rocket plane...
