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    The Passing of a Friend (2017-01-15)
    Last December, a good friend, coworker, and pioneering space maverick Aleta Jackson passed away. Aleta was kind of like the mother of XCOR, and she treated us all like a loving, nurturing mother. ... [Read More]

    XCOR LYNX Mk.1 Suborbital Launch Vehicle (2008-07-16)
    This is precisely the sort of thing I want to be building when I get older and augment more resources! XCOR Aerospace is a private aerospace company (apart from government) which is building a ... [Read More]

    XCOR Conducts Supersonic Wind Tunnel Tests (2010-09-20)
    XCOR Aerospace completed extensive supersonic wind tunnel tests for their commercial sub-orbital spacecraft, Lynx. The tests were conducted at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, ... [Read More]

    Possible Internship at XCOR Aerospace (2011-11-23)
    Last night I got an email from Aleta Jackson at XCOR Aerospace indicating that they are interested in taking me on as an intern. I'm all excited! But I have to call today and verify the details, and ... [Read More]

    Internship at XCOR! (2011-11-29)
    I had a very interesting Thanksgiving break. During the first couple of days I was contacted via email about a possible internship at XCOR Aerospace. I called the next day and learned about what it ... [Read More]

    Update on Happenings in the Private Space Industry (2012-02-28)
    SpaceX: The famous SpaceX is gearing up to launch their new Dragon capsule up to the International Space Station. The flight was originally planned for December of last year. One thing led to ... [Read More]

    XCOR to Open New Operations/Manufacturing Facility in Florida (2012-08-24)
      XCOR Aerospace announced Thursday that it would be establishing a new base at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for manufacturing and testing of the company's Lynx suborbital ... [Read More]

    Stressful Fun: Random College Updates (2012-09-11)
    If I thought I spread myself too thin last semester... I had no idea what was coming! Junior year in aerospace engineering is famous for requiring super-human abilities. Below I have summarized in a ... [Read More]

    Internship at XCOR! (For Real This Time) (2012-10-16)
    XCOR Lynx Last November I received some correspondence from one of the co-founders of XCOR Aerospace about a possible internship with them. While it didn't end up ... [Read More]

    On The Next Six Months... (2013-01-07)
    I arrived in California a couple of days ago and today will be starting the first day of a 6-month internship at XCOR Aerospace. While I would love to tell you about all of my experiences the next ... [Read More]

    XCOR And AXE Teamping Up to Send 22 People to Space (2013-01-14)
    Fun news. Commercial spaceflight is entering the main stream and looking (and smelling) quite good! United Kingdom-based Unilever Group (NYSE: UL, Unilever N.V. and NYSE: UN, Unilever PLC), and ... [Read More]

    Blog Reboot, Big Fun Scary Adventures (2017-01-13)
    In an effort to revamp my web presence, I made a commitment to return to blogging, which in all honesty is more for my own benefit than for any readers that I still may have out there, because I ... [Read More]