by Rob Coppinger | Apr 5, 2009 | Ares, commercial launch services, NASA, Space tourism, Suborbital, Technology
In this video Armadillo Aerospace founder John Carmack speaks to Hyperbola about helping NASA test its Ares I crew launch vehicle upper stage J-2X engine’s igniter, a rocket data “app” for an iphone, what happened to the Rocket Racing, New Mexico...
by Rob Coppinger | Apr 3, 2009 | Commercial human spaceflight, Personal spaceflight, Space tourism, Suborbital
Spacejet (above) has the full support of the leadership of EADS Astrium and it is a long term project for a long term market, Hugues Laporte-Weywada, Astrium’s senior vice president and deputy chief technical officer told Hyperbola in an exclusive interview at...
by Rob Coppinger | Apr 2, 2009 | Commercial human spaceflight, ESA, Space tourism, Spaceport, Suborbital
In June 2008 Flight reported that the European Space Agency had concluded, after some preliminary data, that suborbital passengers have a smaller carbon footprint than those that travel on airlinersAt the time Flight was told that the data would not be released...
by Rob Coppinger | Apr 1, 2009 | Commercial human spaceflight, Personal spaceflight, Space tourism, Suborbital, Virgin Galactic
I had heard a rumour that Virgin Galactic had approached Cable News Network, aka CNN, and offered them a seat, exclusively, a one time offer to a global news organisation for a ride on SpaceShip Two; and it sort of made sense considering a lot of...
by Rob Coppinger | Mar 24, 2009 | Commercial human spaceflight, Personal spaceflight, Space tourism, Suborbital, Technology
Hyperbola had heard that EADS Astrium had shelved for the time being its aspirations for the suborbital market and now the European space company has confirmed the rumour to this blog with the following statement: “The world economic situation has created a...
by Rob Coppinger | Mar 20, 2009 | Commercial human spaceflight, Personal spaceflight, Space Insurance, Space tourism, Spaceport, Suborbital, Virgin Galactic, White Knight
Click here to listen to the final fifth part of Hyperbola’s series of podcasts that will in total make up the 45min interview with Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn held on 4 March 2009 in the company’s London offices. During this 9min 37s interview...
