Page 5 - Marc Neikrug News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

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

North portlandUnited statesOregon cityPortland state universityKurt andersonBranford marsalisSandy plazaGloria chienMarc andre hamelinCameron smithBuster keatonMatan poratDan murphyKy michaelsonSharon maroneySoovin kim