Rutan on Mojave vs. New Mexico

Michael Belfiore reports on his blog on a speech given by Burt Rutan before high school students in Mojave. Rutan said that the town hasn’t changed much since he moved there in 1974, but that over the next four to five years “Mojave’s going to look a whole lot different.” With what he claims to […]

What’s in a motto?

In the first of what he plans to be monthly essays in The Space Review on the progress of his business, Sam Dinkin of SpaceShot describes the process that went behind the selection of his company’s motto, “Astrae Popularetis”. The phrase can mean “You shall see the Stars belong to the People”, but he notes […]

Teachers in space, and space tourism

In an article in this week’s issue of The Space Review, I write about the Teachers in Space program being kicked off by the Space Frontier Foundation. The project seeks to provide teachers with the experience of traveling in space by giving them rides on suborbital vehicles. While not strictly space tourism, a project like […]

Space tourists and pilots on the loose

And they’re coming to a school or an airport near you, at least if you’re in New Jersey. NorthJersey.com reports on an appearance by Brian Binnie, SpaceShipOne pilot, at the Lincoln Park Airport in New Jersey on Saturday. “It’s like meeting Charles Lindbergh or the Wright brothers,” said airport manager Peter DeRosa. Meanwhile, two days […]