by Michael Belfiore | Oct 14, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
Well, not exploding exactly, now that I see it close up:http://flickr.com/photos/robfuel/sets/1136827/Rob Fuel is the only reporter who managed to get up close to the Starchaser rocket firing that closed the X Prize Cup last Sunday, and he got some amazing photos.He...
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 12, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
I found this year’s X Prize Cup to be something of a disappointment, more about hype than substance. And it didn’t help that food was in short supply on the ground, as attested to by an attendee quoted in a report for the Las Cruces newspaper. I’m...
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 9, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
4:36Starchaser’s rocket engine just blew up. We heard a big “pop” out here, and then instead of the nice 20-foot plume we’d been promised, we got a huge fireball, and a rolling cloud of black smoke. Starchaser CEO Steve Bennett, then on the...
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 8, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
Greetings from Las Cruces, New Mexico!The X Prize Cup goes down at the airport here on Sunday, and I’m snapping photos and writing about it for the Popular Science website. Also gathering story ideas for future issues.XCOR Aerospace’s Rich Pournelle...
by Michael Belfiore | Oct 3, 2005 | Blog, Uncategorized
I wasn’t able to get to the press conference after all–too much prep to do before heading to the X Prize Cup on Wednesday. But two of my editors from Popular Science went to the annoucement of Peter Diamandis’ latest venture, and I’ve gotten...
