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Lora Kolodny
February 1st, 2011

Boulder's eSpace Center Wants To Make Aerospace A Startup-Friendly Industry

Private sector space tech companies — from Virgin Galactic to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) — have been doing what only government agencies were empowered to do in earlier generations, launch vehicles into space, improve the fuel efficiency of aircraft, and more. A Boulder-based incubator called The eSpace Center for Space Entrepreneurship still thinks the industry could be friendlier to… → Read More

Devin Coldewey
April 23rd, 2008

DARPA asks aerospace industry to design enormous, infinite-flight "Vulture" craft

When I say enormous, I mean enormous. We’re talking 500-ft wingspan here. The idea is it would be a permanent sub-orbital (60,000-90,000ft) base, powered by the sun and capable of carrying 1,000lb of gear. It could cruise around, taking high-res photos for map applications or meteorologists, or maybe a few of them could carry transceivers for bouncing signals around. Or, considering… → Read More