by Zach | Dec 9, 2011 | Suborbital, Technology
After firing from Spaceport America in New Mexico, Armadillo’s Stig-A successfully flew to 137,000 ft. Stig-A is now nearly halfway to the Karman Line, the arbitrary line that marks the official transition from atmosphere to space. Of course, there is a video...
by Dan Thisdell | Sep 28, 2011 | commercial launch services, History, Personal spaceflight, Seradata News, Suborbital, Technology
Sometimes, it’s best to let things speak for themselves. Read on, friends (our highlights): The First Vibrator in Space Los Angeles, CA – September 27, 2011 — On October 8, 2011, online sex toy sales leader SexToy.com, will lead a team to...
by Rob Coppinger | Apr 28, 2010 | Commercial human spaceflight, Personal spaceflight, Space tourism, Suborbital, Technology
French aerospace company Dassault Aviation’s In the Air newsletter issue 14 has provided an update on its spaceflight related activities and teased us with the prospect of an imminent report outlining a possible future for the European suborbital vehicle VSH, or...
by Rob Coppinger | Mar 23, 2010 | Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
It looks a bit like the old British Aerospace (now known as BAE Systems) logo to me but here it is and one wonders how many thousands of pounds did it cost to design? The logo is for an agency that will bring under it all the space projects related funding previously...
by Rob Coppinger | Mar 23, 2010 | Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
Oh well that was a short lived rumour, so much for the idea that the UK could get a government department with as whacky a name as Her Majesty’s Space Agency As you read this (at 10:30h local time GMT) this blogger is kicking his heels in the Queen Elizabeth II...
by Rob Coppinger | Mar 22, 2010 | Commercial human spaceflight, Personal spaceflight, Space tourism, Spaceport, Suborbital, Technology, Virgin Galactic, White Knight
Watch this 22s video of Virgin Galactic’s first SpaceShipTwo (SS2) captive carry flight on 22 March 2010 as the WhiteKnight Twi, SS2 vehicles pass over Mojave
