Balloon launch of the Vulture 2 rocket-powered spaceplane
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The world's first 3D-printed, rocket-powered aircraft will lift off from Spaceport America, New Mexico, in Autumn 2014
Backers: 653
Average Pledge Per Backer: £47
Funded: £30,725 of £30,000
Dates: Aug 22nd -> Sep 21st (30 days)
Project By: Special Projects Bureau
Backers: 653
Average Pledge Per Backer: £47
Funded: £30,725 of £30,000
Dates: Aug 22nd -> Sep 21st (30 days)
Project By: Special Projects Bureau
£30,725
current pledge level
Last Updated: September 21 @ 12:30 -0400 GMT
102%
of goal
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Latest News
Modest stretch goals 
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
There's just one day to run on the campaign, and any extra cash we raise will go on a few spares for the Vulture 2, a couple of extra balloons and another two bottles of helium - the last two just in case we suffer a mishap on the ground with with... (Read More)
New Mexico here we come
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit our target with a couple of days to spare, and its a sincere thanks very much from the LOHAN team to all our backers. Our plucky Playmonaut was first out of the blocks with the celebrations, and here he is last night enjoying a quick break... (Read More)
£500 to go...
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Nudging £28k - almost there
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
One final push and we're off to Spaceport America - after we've shipped your rewards, naturally. The LOHAN team is busy putting the finishing touches on the Vulture 2, and here's a (very) short video showing the results of packing more power into our... (Read More)
Fantastic support - we're nearly there
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
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New mission summary video
September 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We've updated our promotional video to give the uninitiated a better summary of what LOHAN's all about. Includes footage from a couple of our previous test flights. Enjoy: (Read More)
World’s First 3D Printed, Rocket Powered Aircraft Mission, LOHAN, Takes to Kickstarter for Funding
September 5th - via: 3dprint.com
After a three-year research and design period, the LOHAN mission’s Vulture 2 3D rocket is finally set to take off from Spaceport America, New Mexico in Autumn 2014. That’s if funding of £30,000 is achieved with their campaign on Kickstarter.com. While the 3D rocket was originally slated to take off in Spain, legal restrictions blocked their initial plans. (Read More)
Paper aircraft in space: The mission that inspired the Vulture 2
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Back in 2010, we set the Guinness World Record for the highest-altitude paper plane launch, when our Vulture 1 aircraft returned to terra firma from 27,307m (89,591ft). The Paper Aircraft Released Into Space (PARIS) project set the stage for the... (Read More)
Vulture 2 gets massive power boost as the finishing line approaches
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
As our Kickstarter drive approaches £20k, we've finished the last modifications to our Vulture 2 spaceplane - principally installing more batteries to ensure the servos have enough power for the entire mission. Power to the Vulture There are full... (Read More)
We top £18k as the Vulture 2 flies into X-Plane
August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks very much to all our generous backers, who've helped us top £18k in just ten days. For those of you who've got X-Plane 10, we've just released four virtual models of our Vulture 2 spaceplane into wild, and they're yours to fly right now,... (Read More)
Exclusive Special Projects Bureau t-shirt added to rewards
August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Readers down at The Register have been asking for them for a while, so here's a Kickstarter exclusive Special Projects Bureau shirt, complete with inspirational motto: As the Latin scholars among you will know, Tugurium Terminum Nescit translates... (Read More)
£10k and counting, thanks to our magnificent backers
August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks very much to all our backers to date who've chipped in an impressive £10,000 towards the spaceplane mission cause. Apart from our Kickstarter campaign, we've got plenty of work still to do getting the Vulture 2 ready for lift-off. Those of... (Read More)
LOHAN sticker samples fly in
August 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We've just received a few samples of the stickers we're offering as a reward to £10 backers, and they're looking good. The stickers are 75mm diameter vinyl roundels, suitable for slapping on a wide range of objects, although we can confirm they... (Read More)
Flying start to our fundraising drive
August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We've had a flying start to our campaign, thundering past 100 backers, and thanks to all the spaceplane fans who've already chipped in. So inspiring is this first flush of support that our plucky Playmonaut and apprentice Special Projects Bureau... (Read More)
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