Posted in Antique, Auctions on 7 July 2009

The historic landing on moon and that famous moment when the stripes and stars unfurled on lunar surface is an image that is etched in the memory of humanity (thanks largely to television, which played it over and over). It seems now that there are more than a few takers for some of the artifacts and items that travelled on the Apollo 11 to accomplish that monumental feat. Most of these collectibles will go under the hammer very shortly and the expected price for these is sure to have many interested in the bidding.
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Posted in Technology on 26 February 2009

If you wanted to fly in the most luxurious and sleek machine ever, you might just well be able to do that in a Skylon space plane. It has been designed by Reaction Engines. The space plane uses atmospheric oxygen to power itself and once it reaches space, it uses liquid oxygen and hydrogen fuel. These kinds of Spaceplanes remind me of the concept of space travel being commercialized. We have already seen how many people have already visited the Space Station which orbits the Earth.
However, it would be fun to cruise along the highways in space without any worries, and getting away from it all. I am sure it would cost a lot, but what the hell, who cares! Nobody would want to give up a chance like that and space travel is sooner or later deemed to be the way transportation is going to be in the future.












