May 10 2021 Homemade Astronauts
A Portland man, Cameron Smith, is part of the new Discovery+ series Homemade Astronauts, which is available to stream Thursday, May 13.
On the show, regular people attempt to blast themselves into outer space, a news release says. Smith, a Portland State University anthropology professor, has created a spacesuit that can withstand all the elements of space travel with the ultimate goal of taking himself to the Armstrong line, 60,000 feet above ground. He ll use a hot-air ballon to float himself to the highest height.
Three self-financed teams are part of the program, and there ll be four episodes. Daredevil Mike Mad Mike Hughes and partner Waldo Stakes have built a Rockoon part rocket, part balloon to take them to the Karman line, 62 miles above Earth. And, Ky Michaelson, the first civilian to build and launch an unmanned rocket into space, has been working with his son, Buddy, and entrepreneur Kurt Anderson to build and launch
The Darcelle Project wins a 2020 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award
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Darcelle has earned another honor.
The Darcelle Project, a multi-dimensional celebration of “world’s oldest drag queen” and Portland mainstay Darcelle, is a recipient of a 2020 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award from the Oregon Heritage State Historic Preservation Office.
The project, spearheaded by Donald Horn, included a musical and an Oregon Historical Society exhibit that celebrated the history of Walter Cole, the man who started the Portland club Darcelle XV over 50 years ago and who, at age 90, still performs as Darcelle.
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