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LOHAN
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Articles tagged with LOHAN
Science
Nerds make it rain in Nevada. The Las Vegas strip? No, cloud-seeding drones over the desert
Big plans ahead if the FAA gets its act together
05 May 2016 01:02 | 27
Science
LOHAN sponsor knocks up nifty iMac fish tank
Something to entertain while waiting for the FAA
04 Mar 2016 11:25 | 13
OSes
LOHAN entertains the crowd at Oz Linux shindig
Andrew Tridgell serves up choppers, quadplanes and rocket-powered tomfoolery
08 Feb 2016 12:58 | 17
OSes
LOHAN takes the stage at Oz Linux shindig
Andrew Tridgell to discuss 'craziest' ArduPilot project
19 Jan 2016 13:26 | 22
Science
LOHAN chews the fat with US TV station over Spaceport's FAA-ilure
New Mexico's KRQE squeezes statement from American launchpad bods
12 Oct 2015 11:39 | 43
Science
So, what's happening with LOHAN? Sweet FAA, that's what
Well not quite. Spaceplane fans read on...
02 Oct 2015 09:06 | 73
Pics + vids + graphs
PRATCHETT chats to Oz from 31,000m above Planet Earth
Andrew Tridgell tunes into LOHAN avionics test flight
16 Jun 2015 16:31 | 18
Science
Hold on to your hats: LOHAN'S PRATCHETT mission launch imminent
Edge Research Lab poised in Colorado for avionics test flight
13 Jun 2015 19:00 | 3
Science
LOHAN'S PRATCHETT mission set to soar Saturday
Edge Research Lab poised for final spaceplane avionics test flight
11 Jun 2015 18:09 | 13
Science
High-flying LOHAN fan raises ale-filled tankard
Glider pilot Martin Gregorie enjoys a quick spaceplane livener
29 May 2015 09:31 | 32
Science
LOHAN team preps PRATCHETT mission
Final avionics test flight in honour of the late, great Sir Terry
25 May 2015 09:01 | 5
Science
LOHAN's final test flight set to honour PRATCHETT
Reader acronym poll firmly backs the late and great Sir Terry
19 May 2015 12:37 | 22
Poll
LOHAN's final test flight moniker: The people must decide
Acronym tomfoolery, with a RockBLOCK Iridium satellite comms unit at stake
15 May 2015 06:02 | 21
Science
El Reg merch tentacle mulls retro LOHAN T-shirt
Vulture 2 spaceplane in a comic book stylee – what do you think?
01 May 2015 13:02 | 25
Competition
Iridium sat comms module comp goes completely TITSUP
Smutronym tomfoolery in bid for RockBLOCK kit
08 Apr 2015 16:07 | 25
Legal
FAA speeds up drone flight approvals for firms that don't need them
Here's your permission. And here's the extra conditions which basically nix it
25 Mar 2015 14:02 | 15
Legal
Amazon fires rocket up FAA for dithering on drone approval
El Reg knows how Bezos feels
25 Mar 2015 00:52 | 18
Science
LOHAN leaps aloft & ports into virtual flight logger
Test flight 3D representation pops up in Exmaps
10 Mar 2015 15:42 | 13
Science
New Mexico mulls sale of first US commercial spaceport (and LOHAN launchpad)
Virgin Galactic accident casts questions over site's future
21 Feb 2015 14:29 | 10
Vid
Virtual Vulture 2 swoops into Spaceport America
Spaceplane lands itself, in hot hardware-in-the-loop sim
28 Jan 2015 11:59 | 34
Science
Oz father and son team plan suborbital spaceplane
'ThunderStruck' – going supersonic soon in a stratosphere near you
22 Jan 2015 12:14 | 33
Vid
Penguin high-flyers: Andrew Tridgell on the Linux autopilot
The only way is up for open source, says ArduPilot dev
20 Jan 2015 12:39 | 5
Science
LOHAN sponsor Pulse-Eight: Supplier of hi-def TV to dogs
SPB's mutt pack applauds HDMI extender kit
07 Jan 2015 15:02 | 8
Science
Vulture 2 design hero describes epic 'hobby' project
Chris Dodd talks spaceplane with The Engineer
19 Dec 2014 17:23 | 5
Science
American bacon cured with AR-15 assault rifle
SPB chief takes up arms against Stateside culinary outrage
17 Dec 2014 14:03 | 99
Science
El Reg's mighty rocket spaceplane Vulture 2 arrives in US of A
LOHAN's massive box thuds down in the Mile High City
16 Dec 2014 09:00 | 24
Science
LOHAN's Plucky Playmonaut touches down at Spaceport America
El Reg recce team scouts New Mexico facility
15 Dec 2014 12:22 | 39
Science
LOHAN sponsor Lucidica explains the benefits of being French
There are benefits? Mais oui, says IT support firm
26 Nov 2014 10:15 | 10
Science
NXT: The first SPAAAACE cryptocurrency
Our plucky Playmonaut eyes stratospheric profits
20 Nov 2014 12:03 | 12
Science
Vulture 2 spaceplane tumbles onto BBC World Service
LOHAN team chews the fat with Click
18 Nov 2014 12:02 | 13
Science
Give it up for SecQuest - a rabbit-hunting spaceplane sponsor
Boutique security consultants, balloon bods, and more...
17 Nov 2014 09:02 | 3
Science
Lindsay Lohan ignores El Reg's tender twitterly advances
Will thesp honour namesake spaceplane mission?
07 Nov 2014 07:02 | 21
Science
Spaceplane fan sips sweet nectar from LOHAN's copious cup
Mead in a mug - heavenly
05 Nov 2014 08:59 | 14
Science
LOHAN test flight: Results in from Oz jury
Andrew Tridgell picks over Vulture 2 avionics logs
03 Nov 2014 11:12 | 15
Pics+vid
LOHAN avionics survive 27,700m stratospheric ordeal
Vulture 2 kit refuses to freeze during Edge Research Lab flight
28 Oct 2014 10:56 | 13
Science
Moment of truth for LOHAN's servos: Our US allies are poised for final test flight
Will Vulture 2 freeze at altitude? Edge Research Lab to find out
24 Oct 2014 18:52 | 18
Science
Luscious LOHAN t-shirts fly into Vulture Central
Then fly straight out to our Kickstarter backers
21 Oct 2014 10:08 | 10
Science
Experts brand LOHAN's squeaky-clean box
Phytosanitary treatment renders Vulture 2 crate fit for export
17 Oct 2014 11:14 | 21
Science
LOHAN crash lands on CNN
Overflies Die Welt en route to lively US news vid
15 Oct 2014 06:03 | 32
Pics
Beers all round as Vulture 2 lands in Blighty
LOHAN team, sponsors and press in Vulture Central knees-up
14 Oct 2014 13:30 | 22
Science
Tearful LOHAN Playmonaut bids adiós to Spain
Vulture 2 crated and en route to Blighty
26 Sep 2014 10:01 | 20
Science
LOHAN wraps Kickstarter tin-rattling at £30,725
Ballocket mission funded - award yourselves beer
22 Sep 2014 14:19 | 11
Science
Last chance to snaffle LOHAN Kickstarter goodies
Exclusive ballocket mission merchandise - get it while you can, dear readers
20 Sep 2014 15:45 | 1
Science
Plucky Playmonaut parties as LOHAN hits Kickstarter goal
Bring on the wenches'n'mead, set course for New Mexico
19 Sep 2014 09:27 | 24
Science
Edge Research Lab to tackle chilly LOHAN's final test flight
Our US allies to probe potential Vulture 2 servo freeze
17 Sep 2014 11:22 | 23
Science
Cracked it - Vulture 2 power podule fires servos for 4 HOURS
Pixhawk avionics juice issue sorted, onwards to Spaceport America
16 Sep 2014 14:12 | 18
Science
LOHAN tin-rattles to a whopping £27,000 on Kickstarter
Just six days left to lay mitts on UNIQUE merch and help make history
15 Sep 2014 10:53 | 36
Science
Who wants to be there as history is made at the launch of our LOHAN space project?
Two places available in the chase plane above the desert
12 Sep 2014 19:00 | 11
Science
It's official: LOHAN's arboreal avoidance algorithm is PANTS
'Pixhawk Avoidance of Nearby Tree System'. Lovely
12 Sep 2014 09:57 | 20
Science
LOHAN invites ENTIRE REG READERSHIP to New Mexico shindig
Well, those of you who back our Kickstarter tin-rattling...
11 Sep 2014 18:07 | 15
Science
LOHAN enjoys some hot hardware-in-the-loop action
Autopilot brain surgeon Linus flies 630km/h virtual Vulture 2
11 Sep 2014 12:58 | 2
Science
LOHAN premieres spaceplane mission summary vid
Enlightenment for ballocket virgins, as our Kickstarter campaign rolls on
08 Sep 2014 10:34 | 7
Poll
Vote NOW for LOHAN's arboreal avoidance algorithm acronym
Spaceplane mission stickers ahoy for one creative reader
05 Sep 2014 12:59 | 41
Science
Crack team weighs LOHAN's substantial box
41.5kg? Crikey
04 Sep 2014 09:29 | 32
Science
Our Vulture 2 rocket spaceplane crammed with more power
She couldna take it, Captain: So we've gone for triple energy podules
03 Sep 2014 10:56 | 40
Science
Vulture 2 X-Plane soars over Spaceport America
Billy Bargagliotti wraps virtual rocket ship - come give it a blast
01 Sep 2014 10:07 | 5
Science
Exclusive SPB t-shirt flies into Kickstarter
'The Shed Knows No Bounds', and we hope your wallets are similarly limitless
29 Aug 2014 09:42 | 9
Science
LOHAN wrapped in vinyl as Kickstarter campaign hits £18,000!
Sample stickers fly in, custom pint tankards fly out door
28 Aug 2014 10:02 | 23
Science
LOHAN tunes into ultra long range radio
And verily, Vultures shall speak status unto distant receivers
28 Aug 2014 08:32 | 17
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More from the lovely LOHAN:
- You can find full LOHAN coverage right here
- If you're new to LOHAN, seek out our mission summary for enlightenment.
- There are photos our our magnificent Vulture 2 spaceplane here, and detailed structural plans here.
- For your further viewing pleasure, we have all our photographic material stored on Flickr.
- Our LOHAN and Paper Aircraft Released Into Space (PARIS) videos live on YouTube.
- We sometimes indulge in light consensual tweeting, as you can see here.
