by Michael Belfiore | Apr 21, 2006 | Blog, Uncategorized
I don’t know how he does it, but Jeff Foust, an analyst at Futron Corporation, has managed to establish himself as a one-man space bureau covering everything from space tourism to NASA space probes and space law. And he’s damn good at it.Foust’s...
by Michael Belfiore | Apr 20, 2006 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’m on assignment now for a Popular Science feature on Rocketplane-Kistler. I have Rocketplane’s Chuck Lauer to thank for that one–he just kept at me until he got me out for a visit to Rocketplane HQ in Oklahoma. And boy, am I glad he did.As far as...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 31, 2006 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’ve been on the road with my wife Wendy and baby Amelie since last week, first hitting Nashville for the Women in Aviation conference, with a detour to Madison, Alabama for a visit with Orion Propulsion. Now we’re settled into Southern California, within...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 17, 2006 | Blog, Uncategorized
I spoke yesterday with Advent Launch Services’ Jim Akkerman, and he told me that his company has submitted a proposal for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program (COTS).Advent was an X Prize competitor with a methane/liquid oxygen powered...
by Michael Belfiore | Mar 14, 2006 | Blog, Uncategorized
Anyone who still believes the Space Shuttle isn’t an unnecessarily dangerous ride to space should pick up Mike Mullane’s recently published Riding Rockets.Not only is the book a great read, superbly written by an apparent natural at the craft, but...
