by Michael Belfiore | Jan 26, 2008 | Blog
I was busy last Wednesday. Not only did I live blog the unveiling of SpaceShipTwo on Wired.com, but I also reported on the event on camera. Wired posted the resulting video, produced by Randi Himelfarb, on YouTube.com last night. Click the image to link to the...
by Michael Belfiore | Jan 23, 2008 | Blog
I’m attending the press conference at New York’s Natural History Museum for the unveiling of SpaceShipTwo, Virgin’s commercial spaceship. Check it out at http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/01/spaceshiptwo-un.html
by Michael Belfiore | Jan 18, 2008 | Blog
When I first saw the title of this book, I read it as “The 4-Hour Work Day,” and I still thought it was outrageous. But no, this entrepreneur-turned-author really does aim to show you how to work a 4-hour work week.I’m a great believer in the power...
by Michael Belfiore | Jan 16, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
Since SpaceShipOne spun through 29 rolls flying out of the atmosphere in 2004, the ship’s designer, Burt Rutan, has been promising a new and improved design for his follow-on ship–one that won’t shake, rattle, and roll paying passengers quite so...
by Michael Belfiore | Jan 15, 2008 | Blog, Uncategorized
Since the release of Rocketeers last summer, I’ve been retooling for my next project, a book about DARPA, the Pentagon’s research arm. And what a long arm it is, sponsoring technology research and development that effects our lives in ways most people can...