by Michael Belfiore | Apr 22, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
Looks like the Virgin Group has beat me to the punch with a commercial spaceflight book out a few months in advance of my Rocketeers.I don’t consider this book a true competitor, though, since it’s published by one of the main players in the commercial...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 26, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
How much is a zero gravity ride with the world’s greatest physicist worth? $75,100, says the winner of an auction that just closed on eBay.All of the proceeds will go to Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation. eBay member lunalight4r5d will enjoy hotel...
by Michael Belfiore | Feb 25, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
If you’re at all interested in the current, real-world efforts to build private spaceships, you’ll be disappointed by this movie about an aerospace engineer/rancher building his own ride to space. Filmmakers Mark and Michael Polish didn’t do their...
by Michael Belfiore | Feb 9, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
Rocketeers Originally uploaded by mpbelfiore. I spoke too soon when I said the cover for my forthcoming commercial spaceflight book was finalized. Turns out a certain high-volume bookseller thought it lacked punch, so the designers went back to the drawing board and...
by Michael Belfiore | Jan 3, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
This just went up today, on the freshly-revamped site of spaceship startup Blue Origin.Blue Origin is run and financed by Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, and it’s been maintaining media silence since its inception.These pictures and videos from a test flight...
