by Michael Belfiore | Nov 17, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
Dianne Molina at SpaceX has just told me that the company’s unmanned orbital launch vehicle, Falcon I, has a firm launch date.The date will be announced in a press conference at SpaceX headquarters in El Segundo, California tomorrow (Friday) at 2 p.m. Pacific....
by Michael Belfiore | Nov 12, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
That’s the tagline I saw on the cover for the revamped Popular Science making its debut with the January 2006 issue. It went to press last week and it’ll be on stands in about a month.The mag has gotten a top-to-bottom makeover and I got a glimpse of it...
by Michael Belfiore | Nov 8, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
Those are the words of Buzz Aldrin as he walked on the moon with Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969. It’s also the title of a new 3D IMAX movie produced by Tom Hanks that tries to give you the feeling of walking on the moon.It’s not just hype; it really is...
by Michael Belfiore | Nov 4, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’ve reached something of a turning point here….Since I put my blog up only a couple of months ago, I’ve attracted a regular readership that draws from not just the few space fans and friends I thought it would, but also the main reporters working...
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 31, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
Continuing my little research project to see how often inventions profiled in Popular Science pan out over the years, I’ve just received this copy of the July 1896 issue.Wow. Looks more like a newspaper than what we would think of as a magazine, and a low-budget...
