Xcor

Source: www.tvturismo.com --- 33 days ago
Todavía no se han comercializado los vuelos suborbitales de Virgin Galactic (que lo harán a mediados del año que viene) y ya tiene competencia con los vuelos suborbitales de bajo coste que lanzará la compañía Xcor Aerospace. Los vuelos de bajo coste llegarán al turismo espacial en 2010 cuando lanzarán una nave supersónica que pondrá en [...] ...

Source: www.freerepublic.com --- 30 days ago
When Xcor Aerospace last week unveiled the design of its suborbital spacecraft, intended to offer a glimpse of black sky and the Earth below to space tourists, one of those excited about the opportunity to experience what few have before was Esther Dyson. Dyson, of EDventure Holdings, ... is one of the investors who will help make it possible. Dyson is an angel investor, an individual who provides seed money for a young company, typically bridging the gap between self-funding and the later, larger investment by venture capitalists. "She has a knack for finding what's new and different in technology,"... ...

Source: www.shoutwire.com --- 37 days ago
For only $100,000 the Xcor Lynx rocket plane will take you to see the start and experience weightlessness starting in 2010. ...

Source: www.compilots.com --- 37 days ago
The race to become the first private company capable of launching paying customers into space got more crowded last week as a small but well-respected California firm announced plans to have a two-seat spacecraft ready within 2 years. ...

Source: www.edventure.com --- 26 days ago
[Disclosure/context:  I’m an investor in Xcor, the company that announced its Lynx rocket-powered, two-person vehicle last week.]   Last month I was invited to give the outsider’s perspective at Xcor’s press conference announcing the Lynx, which was fully covered elsewhere, including the Wall Street Journal  and WIRED.   Here’s what I said (slightly cleaned up):   When I was growing [...] ...

Source: www.newvoyagenews.com --- 36 days ago
A small California aerospace company today unveiled a new suborbital spaceship that will provide affordable front-seat rides to the edge of space for the millions of people who want to buy a ticket. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a-l1tb1rPg The company, Xcor Aerospace, of Mojave, CA, announced that its two-seat Lynx suborbital spaceship will carry people or payloads to where they [...] ...

Source: hobbyspace.com --- 25 days ago
The Rocket Racing news conference is in the morning and I will try to blog it while listening via the phone line. Here is some preview info: Look! In the Sky. It's a Rocket Racer. - New York Times The engines will come from two companies, Whitelaw said: Xcor Aerospace of Mojave, Calif., and Armadillo Aerospace of Mesquite, Tex. Armadillo was founded by John Carmack, a high-tech businessman who created successful video games, including Doom and Quake. The first public taste of rocket racing will take place Aug. 1 and Aug. 2 in Oshkosh, Wis., Whitelaw said, at the annual Experimental Aircraft Association air show. It will involve two of the sleek aircraft developed for the league. The racers will also perform at air shows in Nevada and New Mexico. (More information is available at rocketracingleague.com .) Competition should begin in 2009, the founders said. ...

Source: gravityloss.wordpress.com --- 34 days ago
BEGIN EDIT Oh well, there actually is more info about the vehicle outside Xcor’s press release (why didn’t they put that there?). Here, at Clark Lindsey’s Hobbyspace. Seems my speculations were a bit off-base, the dry mass was fine but the mass ratio is a lot bigger, about 3. I noticed after posting from the flight [...] ...

Source: gadgettech.plentysite.com --- 20 days ago
Filed under: Transportation Crazy though it may be, Xcor's looming Lynx isn't the first rocket ship built to take Earthlings to outer space , but it's definitely taking a different approach than that of the SpaceShipTwo . Unveiled as the "sports car of commercial spaceflight," the smallish craft is only designed to carry two individuals (or a driver and cargo), meaning that you and your SO will have to take turns shooting up to some 61-kilometers above the ground. Reportedly, Lynx would be fueled by a kerosene / liquid oxygen mixture and could take off and land from traditional airstrips, and while it could manage several flights per day, each one is only slated to last 25 minutes. Sadly, the $64,000 (likely more, actually) question of how much this joyride will cost has yet to be answered, but optimistic minds are hoping to see test flights commence in 2010. [Via NewScientist ]   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ...

Source: gadgetcrunch.net --- 29 days ago
Who's ready for a private ride into space? Get your ticket for the Lynx. ...

Source: www.aviationweek.com --- 37 days ago
First flight of the Lynx Mk. 1 is targeted for first half 2010, and first trip to edge of atmosphere in 2011. ...

Source: news.google.com --- 21 days ago
dBTechno Rocket Racing to Take Off This Summer Wired News - 15 hours ago By Loretta Hidalgo Whitesides April 17, 2008 | 10:29:51 AMCategories: Space The Rocket Racing League announced this week that their first Exhibition Race ... Rocket Racing To Debut At AirVenture AVweb Xcor Aerospace 'Welcomes' Armadillo Aerospace To Rocket Racing League Aero-News Network A Little Bit of NASA, a Little Bit of NASCAR Wired News The Tech Herald  - KVIA all 17 news articles ...

Source: www.nytimes.com --- 30 days ago
Xcor Aerospace’s co-founder said the first version would be flying by 2010 and reach an altitude of 38 miles. ...

Source: instapundit.com --- 37 days ago
JEFF FOUST on the new (commercial) space race. "As the schedule for SpaceShipTwo slips, it provides an opportunity for other companies to gain a better footing in the market, and possibly even try to enter service before Virgin. Last week Xcor Aerospace made its latest move into the suborbital spaceflight market, announcing a vehicle, dubbed Lynx, that could enter service within two years. The efforts of Xcor and others are resulting in a wide diversity of vehicles, leaving it up to the market to determine which one—or ones—work best." ...

Source: www.gizmag.com --- 34 days ago
March 28, 2008 Back in 2001 Californian millionaire Denis Tito made headlines as the worlds' first space tourist - shelling out around US$20 million for the privilege. Seven years on, the competition to offer such an out-of-this-world experience to a broader range of paying customers (and capitalize on what is expected to become a market worth hundreds of millions of dollars over the next decade) is heating up. Earlier this year fledgling spaceline Virgin Galactic revealed designs for what will become its flagship - SpaceShipTwo , now Californian based Xcor Aerospace has unveiled a two-seater suborbital spaceship the size of a small private plane that the company expects to have airborne in 2010... Tags: Aeroplanes , Aviation , Space Tourism , Space Travel Related Articles: Australia considered as location for Suborbital Spaceport Space Adventures announces Spaceport for Singapore Space Adventures announces Spaceport development project in UAE Space Adventures to build a Sub-Orbital Spaceport Private Space Flight takes a forward step NASA's X-43A Scramjet Breaks Speed Record - again! ...

Source: guidoromeo.nova100.ilsole24ore.com --- 25 days ago
Dopo i successi di Burt Rutan con la sua Scaled composites ,la corsa allo sviluppo di veicoli spaziali privati continua. Ora ha raccolto la sfida anche la californiana Xcor che prevede di sviluppare entro il 2010 il suo Lynx, un... ...

Source: mundomisterio.portalmundos.com --- 38 days ago
Dos meses después de que la empresa Virgin Galactic anunciara que a partir del año 2009 despegarán sus primeros vuelos espaciales al precio de 200.000 dólares dos horas, contrataca la empresa de California Xcor Aerospace [...] ...

Source: andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com --- 36 days ago
By Patrick Jeff Foust reports: As the schedule for SpaceShipTwo slips, it provides an opportunity for other companies to gain a better footing in the market, and possibly even try to enter service before Virgin. Last week Xcor Aerospace made... ...

Source: www.aero-news.net --- 22 days ago
"In motor sports, the competition is not only between the men who drive or fly the machines, it is also between the manufacturers of the engines that power the racing vehicles. We have always respected the work done by Armadillo Aerospace, and welcome their participation in this league. It is sign of the increasing strength and maturity of the entrepreneurial space industry that companies needing rocket propulsion technology have multiple suppliers to choose from." Source: Jeff Greason, CEO of Mojave-based Xcor Aerospace, reacting to the news earlier this week the Rocket Racing League had selected Armadillo Aerospace to be another source for rocket engines in the RRL. Prior to that announcement, Xcor was the sole powerplant provider for the league. ...

Source: www.gadgetspy.co.uk --- 27 days ago
When I was a child, I always wanted to become an astronaut. Thanks to the tech advancements today, I can go to space even without the training. US company Xcor developed what I like to call as the two-seater sports car to outer space–the Lynx. The Lynx will run on liquid kerosene and oxygen and will [...] ...