Oscar winning actress Kate Winslet.
The dedication of Virgin Galactic’s Gateway to Space drew hundreds of people to the high desert of New Mexico on Monday. There were some famous faces and not so famous ones, which I’ve put together in this little essay, “The Faces of NewSpace.” Enjoy!
Project Bandaloop — with special guest dancer Richard Branson — helps to dedicate the Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space hangar at Spaceport America, New Mexico.
Hey everyone. Well, it was an exciting day at Spaceport America filled with glitz, glamor and….well, more glitz. Not a whole lot of news, but lots of nice pictures and video which, if I can find reliable WiFi anywhere in the great state of New Mexico, I will share with you forthwith. I learned a couple of things today. One is that you can spend years and $209 million building a […]
A spaceship! Famous astronauts! Kate Winslet! Princess Bea! Protesters! Air conditioned portable toilets! Champagne! And Richard Branson hanging off a building!
Those were just some of the fun things at Spaceport America in New Mexico today. The only thing really lacking: Wifi and reliable cell reception.
It was a fun time in the desert as Virgin Galactic dedicated its nearly completed terminal. Branson renamed the giant building as the Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space while opening a bottle of champagne and hanging down on a rope on the side of the structure. The British mogul rappelled down at the end an aerial interpretive performance by a dance troop against the hangar’s giant windows.
Hello everyone out there in blogosphere land! I greet you tonight from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, a town that back in 1950 renamed itself after a then popular game show. I kid you not. But, that’s not really important. I am here, after much driving across the seemingly endless expanses of the American Southwest, to cover the dedication of the Spaceport America Terminal Hangar Facility on Monday morning. This […]
Mountain View, CA (October 12, 2011) — Singularity University (SU) has announced the appointment of Rob Nail, a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur and an associate founder of SU, as Chief Executive Officer.
Most recently Rob has been serving as SU’s Director of the Graduate Studies Program. He succeeds Neil Jacobstein, who will continue to co-chair SU’s Artificial Intelligence and Robotics education track and take on the role of Director of Executive Academics.
From SpaceX’s Facebook feed: Sneak peak at our Merlin 1D engine firing on our brand new dual test stand in McGregor, TX!
UKSA PR — Space technology experts from Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL) and the Surrey Space Centre (SSC) have announced the four lucky winners of the ‘Space App Competition’ who will see their Android Applications run on smartphone-powered satellite STRaND-1, due for launch into space next year.
Applying through a competition held on Facebook, the four winners were chosen for their app’s scientific benefits, their creativity, or the app’s ability to get young people enthusiastic about science and technology. The winning apps make use of the technology of the Android smartphone, including the microphone, speakers, camera, and display, in conjunction with the satellite’s conventional features – enabling STRaND-1 to do things in space that no one has done before.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL (October 13, 2011) – Today, Space Florida President Frank DiBello and Mr. Jaime Denis, Director General of the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further enhance business development opportunities between Florida and Spain in the aerospace sector.
Space Florida and INTA will now begin the process of the forming a joint venture commercial business that will become a world leader in small satellite development, manufacturing, sales, R&D and launch.
SpaceX PR — Hawthorne, CA – Today the U.S. Air Force issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the NRO and NASA that serves as a joint agreement on the process they will use to allow new companies to compete to provide launch services. The MOU will be followed by detailed guidance for prospective new entrants. “SpaceX welcomes the opportunity to compete for Air Force launches. We are reviewing the MOU, and […]
