by Michael Belfiore | Jul 18, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
Just heard that C-SPAN will tape my upcoming talk and reading at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum for Book TV on S-SPAN2. The show bills itself as “Top Nonfiction Authors Every Weekend.” Hey! That must be me!If you’re going be in...
by Michael Belfiore | Jul 16, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
Back from Huntsville and a visit with Orion Propulsion, led by Tim Pickens. Some highlights:–Barbeque at the Pickens residence. The Pickens clan gathered for burgers and hot dogs (I brought the veggie burgers), Volkswagen-tinkering, rocket truck tours, and...
by Michael Belfiore | Jul 13, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
Here I am at the Saturn test stand at Marshall Space Flight Center. This stand was built to test the cluster of five 1.5 million-pound-thrust F-1 engines that powered the moon rocket.It’s 310 feet to the top. From up there you can see all of Huntsville....
by Michael Belfiore | Jul 12, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
Greetings from Rocket City, Huntsville, Alabama. I’m here with filmmaker Mark Greene shooting video at Tim Pickens’ company Orion Propulsion.After watching a tank burst test Orion did for NASA, we headed out to a cotton field near the airport to see the...
by Michael Belfiore | Jul 9, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
From the OKG News on Friday: “Rocketplane’s XP, a suborbital tourism vehicle meant to take off from the Oklahoma Spaceport in Burns Flat, is in a funding free fall, according to the project’s former chief engineer.”That’s David Urie, who...
by Michael Belfiore | Jul 6, 2007 | Blog, Uncategorized
On Tuesday I’m heading to Rocket City USA, Huntsville, Alabama, with filmmaker Mark Greene to shoot video with rocketeer Tim Pickens. Tim plans to test fire a hybrid rocket engine and then we’ll get a tour of his rocket shop and visit the historic test...
