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Written by mark
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 06:59 |
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Most of the time, I put up articles about the progress of private space companies or news releases and cool pictures from NASA or Virgin Galactic.
So why a picture of a kid in front of a Porsche Boxster 5?
Steven Oritz, 17, stands next to his 2000 Porsche Boxster S at his home in Glendora, Calif. (SGVN/Staff photo by Watchara Phomicinda)
He is proof of concept. It took him 14 trades and 2 years but he turned an old cell phone into a Porsche.
You can read the full story here:
Good for you Steven.
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Written by wile
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Friday, 16 July 2010 14:39 |
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News release from Virgin Galactic - Photo Courtesy of Virgin Galactic
VSS Enterprise Makes First Crewed Flight
16.07.10
VSS Enterprise Makes First Crewed Flight
15th July 2010, Mojave Air and Spaceport CA
15th July was a significant milestone for Scaled Composites as the team march towards the first solo flights of VSS Enterprise (SpaceShipTwo).
For the first time VSS Enterprise flew with crew on board. As planned, the spaceship remained attached to VMS Eve (captive) for the duration of the flight and numerous combined vehicle systems tests were conducted. In addition and for the first time, the two crew members on board VSS Enterprise, evaluated all of the spaceship’s systems and functions from end to end in the air. Objectives achieved.
Congratulations to the whole team!
Mission Details:
– WhiteKnightTwo (VMS Eve) flight number 33
– SpaceShipTwo (VSS Enterprise) flight number three in captive carry configuration.
– Flight Time: 6 hours 12 minutes
– VMS Eve crew: Mark Stucky, Peter Kalogiannis, Brian Maisler
– VSS Enterprise crew: Peter Siebold, Michael Alsbury |
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Written by wile
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Monday, 05 April 2010 14:15 |
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A rare predawn launch.
Photo Credit: NASA
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Written by wile
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Friday, 26 March 2010 17:35 |
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I added a new countdown counter to the site. Discovery launches in early April.
Exact time and date: 6:21 a.m. EDT on 5 April 2010
Caption and Picture credit: NASA/Amanda Diller
A specialized transporter brought the payload canister to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for the STS-131 mission. The canister, which is the same dimensions as the shuttle's cargo bay, held the Leonardo supply module during the move from processing to the shuttle. Leonardo will be packed inside space shuttle Discovery for launch. In this image, the payload canister holding the Leonardo supply module is hoisted to the clean room at Launch pad 39A. Image Credit: NASA/Amanda Diller
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Written by wile
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 15:18 |
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Looks like my ride is here.
Picture and Caption Credit - Virgin Galactic
VSS Enterprise's first 'captive carry' flight!
VSS Enterprise completes her first captive carry...
Virgin Galactic announced today that VSS Enterprise has completed her inaugural captive carry flight from Mojave Air and Spaceport. |
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