by Michael Belfiore | Oct 31, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’ve just learned that Rocketplane has in fact approached the FAA about their spaceship in progress. I don’t know anything beyond that at this point, will let you know when I do.[sqeak-squeak-squeak]That’s the sound of me backpedaling just a bit....
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 30, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
So two spaceship companies plan to build suborbital tourist ships in the coming year. A Virgin Atlantic Airways offshoot, Virgin Galactic, and Oklahoma startup Rocketplane Ltd. both plan to offer tourist flights to space for about $200,000.Okay, so I have 200 gs...
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 27, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
One of my interview subjects for a Popular Science article recently joked that appearing in the magazine was the kiss of death, since, he said, the mag is mostly about crackpot schemes that never come to anything.I mentioned that to PopSci photographer extraordinaire...
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 21, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
Just had a very interesting conversation with the X Prize Foundation’s Ian Murphy: he wants me to let him know if I have any suggestions for improving next year’s X Prize Cup.It’s a great opportunity to have a hand in shaping what will hopefully...
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 18, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
My photos and descriptions of vehicles at the X Prize Cup on October 9 just went up on the Popular Science website. It’s the lead on the site for now….I’ve just handed in a piece on the coming year in space tourism for the January issue, and...
