SpaceShipTwo – my VIDEO coverage

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...

Working It Out

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...

SpaceShipTwo coming out of the closet

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...

New Year, New Book

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...