Hermes Spacecraft for the Masses

There is something more than a little disconcerting about the thought of anyone and everyone being able to own a spacecraft. Sure being able to travel into space at will would be cool, but the thought of my idiot neighbor trying to launch a spaceship is crazy.

Hermes Spacecraft is looking to do just that -- make space travel on a personal space shuttle accessible to everyone. The first flight to of an unmanned Hermes spacecraft and will be in October at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The October flight will be tethered.

If the tethered flight is successful, Hermes will be fitted with an engine pack and flown like an airplane via a remote cockpit. For the remote flight Hermes will be towed to 113,000 feet by a high-altitude helium balloon and then flown back to earth. Eventually the makers of the Hermes spacecraft hope to be able to offer a personal space shuttle for about the price of a new car.

Via Hermes Space

What Others Say about This

How the PS Vita will compete for attention against the iPad 3 March release

The PlayStation Vita will release next week, with some users able to pick up there pre-orders as early as tomorrow. For Sony and many gamers, this marks a new beginning for the handheld console generation. With rear and front touchscreen controls, dual-a ...
Full article at: GameZone  More like this  1 hour ago

BONG! It’s the news! Ramsey strikes again

It’s been a whopper of a week for the news. Fabio ditched England, Harry drew pictures, Aaron Ramsey assassinated, and LOADS OF OTHER STUFF HAPPENED. FABIO CAPELLO ISN’T THE ENGLAND MANAGER ANYMORE If people are being removed from their jobs for supporti ...
Full article at: FHM  More like this  1 hour ago

The Coolest Action Figures You Can't Buy Yet [Video]

Toy Fair is full of lame jigsaw puzzles, toy horses, and other antique things nobody cares about anymore. But! There's also plenty of unreleased Star Wars, Spider Man, and other stuff that makes us feel like excited kids again. Lightsabers! Of all the fi ...
Full article at: Gizmodo  More like this  1 hour ago

Don't miss ...

• More Other Stuff Stories
• I4U News Homepage