Second rocket is being builtWednesday 5/6/15, time 8:33 PM In October there was an accident, where the first rocket was destroyed. Virgin Galactic had already that time the second rocket under construction. They have worked in three shifts to get the rocket ready as soon as possible. More info: http://www.virgingalactic.com/mojave-update-spaceshiptwo-construction/ You can see the current situation in the picture. It will take some months until the second rocket will fly.
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Yuri's nightSunday 4/12/15 Today there are a lot parties globally to remember Yuri Gagarin historical flight. Today it is 54 years from the first visit to space. After Yuri 500 people has visited space. Here is the list of events: https://yurisnight.net/. In Finland there are 2 events listed. I go to Tampere and there is a party in Lenin-museum. http://aamulehti.menoinfo.fi/tampere/tapahtumat/yuris-night-space-party-lenin-museon-tapaan/493620 |
Nigel Henbest goes to spaceSaturday 3/28/15, time 5:52 PM One of my space frieds, Nigel Henbest, has fun with video blogs on his own space journey. He booked the space ticket in 2009, a year before I did. He's a real space enthusiast and has written 36 books on the subject. I have met him three times in our Virgin Galactic meetings, and he is a real gentleman. I follow with interest of his preparations. Wikipedian article: |
Space and sex travel event Heureka 7.11.2015Wednesday 3/11/15, time 8:34 PM Anne Leppäjärvi invited me to talk about my spacetrip in the space and sex travel event. There were 700 people at Heureka, Helsinki. I was interviewed two times in the auditorium. Maija Tammi was the interviewer. What a fun event!
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Virgin Galactic website have been updatedSaturday 3/7/15, time 10:18 AM Virgin Galactic website have been updated, now you can find easier information about the ships, space airport, open job positions etc. Have a look at: http://www.virgingalactic.com/ The new SpaceShipTwo's first flight is approaching. Then you will get new videos and photos. The new SpaceShipTwo's name has not been published yet. I also proposet name for the new ship. |
Finnish Astronaut from United StatesWednesday 2/18/15, time 8:15 PM Here is Justin from US, he has Finnish Astronaut shirt. He is also going to space:)
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Mars One -project newsMonday 2/16/15, time 9:12 PM Today it was reported, that 100 persons are selected to go on with Mars One -project. More than 200 000 persons wanted to go and now there are 50 men and 50 women left. No Finnish are among the last 100 persons. I am not interested to go to March, space is enough for me:) More information: http://www.mars-one.com/news/press-releases/the-mars-100-mars-one-announces-round-three-astronaut-candidates |
Fly to Spaceport America at Valentine's day!Friday 2/6/15, time 7:09 PM At Valentine's day, Feb 14th, 2015, Spaceport America gives you a chance to fly there with your own aeroplane. If I could fly and if I could get a aeroplane, it would be amazing to fly to Spaceport America and spend a day there. Thousands of people have already visited Spaceport America, but I think the only person visited it by aeroplane is Sir Richard Branson. More information: http://spaceportamerica.com/visit-us/fly-ins/ |
Would you like to buy patch, or an autographed picture of an astronaut?Friday 1/16/15, time 6:46 PM People have been visiting space for 50 years now. There have been many hundreds of different flights made and more than 500 astronauts have been to space. From these flights there are a number of patches, stamps, and other memorabilia made. Astronauts have also been in number of photographs. All of these can be purchased now
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Are you healthy enough to fly to space?Tuesday 1/6/15 I have often been asked what are the healthy requirements for my space trip. I have said that person with normal physical condition can fly to space without worries. G-forces are not that big and you do not need to do any physical effort. Virgin Galactic space doctor, James Vanderploeg, wrote an article to space.com about Virgin Galactic customers. In practice, almost all of them could make a space trip. http://www.space.com/28133-commercial-spaceflight-health-requirements.html |
What happened 2014 and what I expect from 2015?Wednesday 12/31/14, time 11:43 AM This is year is ending soon and now it is time to look what has happened.
My faith in Virgin Galactic has not been shaken because of the accident, and I keep my ticket into space. No one has ever said that going into space would be easy. After all the delays and setbacks my spaceflight will certainly feel much more amazing!
For me this year has been a year of astronaut healthy club. The healthy club continues and occasionally there are some tests. The biggest test was in this year 100 km walk, which I walked 25/10/2014. It took 21 hours 50 minutes to walk the 100 kilometers.
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Tuning my Rocket-UnoWednesday 12/10/14, time 8:27 PM Now at winter I have time to think, how to make Rocket-Uno even more better. I did get registration plate for it KUU-1. KUU is MOON, so my car is now MOON-1. And have also bought two rockets, which I would like to attach to Uno somewhere. There should be fire, smoke and noice coming out of the rockets:)
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Diving tripTuesday 11/25/14, time 10:23 PM While waiting for the big trip I can make many small trips. Diving trip is always great. Now I will go diving to the Red Sea. I have been diving since 2000 and I have now more than 300 dives. My favorite destination is the Red Sea, because of colors and life. I will dive with friends, eat and take it easy for a week. Our dive sites are: Elphinstone, Daedalus, Rocky Island, St Johns, Zabargad and Fury Shoals. Many divers are from Jyväskylä Dolphins.
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I give full support to Virgin Galactic and I keep my ticketSunday 11/9/14, time 8:16 PM Virgin Galactic will continue with the project. They have another spaceship almost ready and they are not prohibited from continuing testing and project. The accident will cause some delays in the project, possibly 1-2 years. I will continue on the project and I will give full support to Virgin Galactic. I keep my ticket and I do not ask for my money back. For more information: Reuters article on 6/11/2014 |
100 km walk is comingFriday 10/17/14, time 2:48 PM I have been practicing for 100 km walk some months now. The 100 km walk takes place in 25.10. in the Helsinki region and I have 24 hours time to get to the finish. It will really test my condition and mental strength. Yesterday after work, I walked 32 km and it went pretty well. About half of those will try to walk the 100 km will reach the finish. After a week I will know to which half I belong. And if I do not get there this year then I can try again. More information of the walk: http://kerkesix.fi/sysimusta-satku
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SpaceShipOne won Ansari XPRIZE 10 years agoSaturday 10/4/14, time 8:26 PM Ten years ago, 4.10.2004 SpaceShipOne flew into space for the third time and won the Ansari XPRIZE , which was $ 10 million. This event is commemorated today in many different occasions. SpaceShipOne was designed for one pilot and two passengers. SpaceShipOne flew into space three times, and today it is a museum in USA. SpaceShipOne's follower is SpaceShipTwo. SpaceShipTwo's first flight into space should happen before the end of the year. Forbes: Ten Years Ago SpaceShipOne Flew To Space. When Is Richard Branson's SS2 Going Up? More info fom SpaceShipOne: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne Ansari XPRIZE page: http://ansari.xprize.org/ |
Test flight to space before Chirstmas?Friday 9/26/14, time 6:57 PM On Wednesday, Branson told reporters that the first test flight to space will be done before Christmas. He is planning to fly to space with his son in March 2015. He did not reveal which are the four others flying with him in the first flight. There are many people who want to fly in the first fligh, including me. More information: Video
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Virgin Galactic is my touhgest projectSaturday 9/13/14, time 10:43 PM Sir Richard Branson told a couple of days ago that Virgin Galactic has been his most toughest project. The difficulty of the project has been a surprise and schedule have not kept even though they have 200 engineers at work. Branson does not fly into space before it is safe. Last year, he estimated that he will be flying to space by the end of 2014. It will not happen. At the end of 2014 is expected that the first test flights into space will happen. |
