Portland, Oregon is not the first place that springs to mind when you think about rocket science, but Portland State Aerospace Society is doing its best to change that. This open source rocket group have ambitions to send 1kg to orbit – something that only 10 (multi)national space programmes and one commercial company have ever achieved. It’s […]
So I’ve been dreaming about getting into space, and I’m merrily living my life as a Space Nomad, chasing space stuff around the United States, but despite all this, I’ve never actually seen a rocket launch. Until yesterday. SpaceX managed to do what NASA couldn’t – launch a rocket while I was in town to see […]
So, I’m here sharing my excitement and attempting to catch some interesting people to interview using Audioboo – which is a cross between YouTube and Twitter, but for audio. You can record and upload audio from your phone or record/upload from your computer. My user name is (funnily enough) SpaceKate and you can find […]
Slightly delayed reportage from the GLXP summit, thanks to other work commitments and severe tonsillitis. representatives from 13 of the 23 currently registered teams were on the Isle of Man to discuss their progress and share ideas and enthusiasm. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from the summit, but whatever I half-expected, wasn’t quite […]