space cowboys

space cowboys

OK, so I'm a little slow on the uptake, but this April 19th article on the X Prize Blog caught my attention:

X PRIZE TEAMS HOLD 2-DAY SUMMIT IN LOS ANGELES

I followed the link and noted that the original picture and article was at xprize.com but dated march 8th. sigh.

Oh well, here it is April 22nd and Armadillo Aerospace has conducted its first hover tests with excellent results. They will be flying the jet vane vehicle soon.

Brian Finney of the da Vinci project is scheduled to announce the launch date for the rocket that will take him (plus ballast representing two other people) to suborbital space very soon. He will be launching from Saskatchewan later this year.

XCOR will either receive its launch license from the FAA-AST by tomorrow or else they will be given specific reasons why not.

And the SpaceX Falcon is on track for a maiden launch in the middle of 2004.

These are interesting times to be involved in the space industry.