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Paris
Paper Aircraft Released Into Space
Welcome to the Paper Aircraft Released Into Space (PARIS) archive - the full story of our Guinness World Record spaceplane
El avión de papel del proyecto PARIS aterriza en un libro de texto
Los educadores honran a la legendaria misión del Playmonauta
Science08 Mar 2016 | 34
PARIS paper plane lands in Spanish school textbook
Educational honour for legendary Playmonaut mission
Science07 Mar 2016 | 22
Brit school claims highest paper plane launch crown
PICS+VID 35,043m drop finally breaks PARIS Vulture 1 record
Science03 Sep 2015 | 31
US team claims PARIS paper plane launch crown
Vulture 1's Guinness World Record broken by 96,563ft paper dart release
Science23 Sep 2014 | 42
Cheeky LOHAN chaps in gutsy snatch at El Reg's paper spaceplane crown
Pink missile lunges downward from 31,849m
Science31 Dec 2013 | 9
US paper spaceplane disintegrates at 107,000ft
El Reg denies laser weapon destroyed Indiana uni's Geronimo
Science19 Nov 2012 | 30
Premature balloon burst thwarts US paper spaceplane attempt
Our Vulture 1 retains Guinness World Record
Science29 Oct 2012 | 18
America mounts attempt to top the Register's world record spaceflight
Crack Indiana boffins challenge our epic PARIS project
Science26 Oct 2012 | 40
Germans hail Vulture 1 spaceplane
Die Zeit gets cosy with PARIS
Science04 May 2012 | 20
PARIS soars to Guinness World Record
Highest paper plane launch ever – official
Science17 Feb 2012 | 39
El Reg premieres PARIS: The Motion Picture
Hot commemorative vid marks spaceplane anniversary
Science04 Nov 2011 | 10
So, LOHAN: What's it to be?
Low Orbital High Altitude Norks? Ballockets to that
Science11 Jul 2011 | 48
El Reg to unleash rocket-powered spaceplane
Gutsy 'rockoon' launch for Vulture 2, daughter of PARIS
Science07 Jul 2011 | 185
El Reg cuts ribbon on new Special Projects Bureau
Black ops garden-shed boffinry to follow PARIS spaceplane
Science01 Jul 2011 | 37
PARIS team to tackle the ultimate post-pint snack
The Middlesbrough 'parmo'? We can handle that...
Science19 May 2011 | 75
PARIS team raises pint to Yuri Gagarin
Heroic Playmonaut toasts fellow space pioneer
Science12 Apr 2011 | 14
PARIS pops up in Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Space paper plane honoured with fetching cartoon
Science25 Mar 2011 | 14
PARIS concocts commemorative cocktail
<abbr title="Not Safe For Diabetics">NSFD *</abbr> Readers invited to name high-altitude beverage
Science09 Dec 2010 | 128
Hey kids, wanna build your own Vulture 1?
Click here for hot plans of famous space plane
Science17 Nov 2010 | 22
Our PARIS becomes GLOBAL MEDIA SENSATION
Deserved fame for paper spaceplane, plucky Playmonaut
Science11 Nov 2010 | 86
Reg reader stitches PARIS right up
Beautiful composite image of spaaaaace...
Science10 Nov 2010 | 32
PARIS laid bare in intimate snaps
Our space plane mission's bumper photo album
Science03 Nov 2010 | 56
Oz journo pokes PARIS
Australo-Pom paper plane space race now inevitable?
Science03 Nov 2010 | 36
PARIS in 89,000 ft climax
Amazing vid captures Vulture 1 release
Science01 Nov 2010 | 155
PARIS nursing mother of all hangovers
Jubilant team celebrates space plane triumph
Science29 Oct 2010 | 63
LOST Vulture One PARIS spaceplane FOUND!!!
Updated with pics Dramatic scenes as pursuit team recovers heroic playmonaut
Science28 Oct 2010 | 109
MYSTERY of vanished PARIS spaceplane, playmonaut
Ground team embark on epic Fossett-style search
Science28 Oct 2010 | 59
PARIS HAS LANDED!!! Epic supra-atmos flight ends
Model-module eases down atop thick wood
Science28 Oct 2010 | 49
Vulture One spaceplane NOW AIRBORNE!
Updated PARIS soars to glory with plastonaut inside her
Science28 Oct 2010 | 19
PARIS launch tomorrow come hell or high water
Both likely, knowing our luck
Science27 Oct 2010 | 28
Vulture 1 rolls out of fab bunker
Get yer final construction snaps here
Science25 Oct 2010 | 55
Intrepid Vulture 1 spaceplane pilot arrives at PARIS project
Short 'naut is not short of the Right Stuff
Science22 Oct 2010 | 24
Vulture 1 sprouts wings and a tail
Lots of lovely construction snaps for your viewing pleasure
Science21 Oct 2010 | 70
Local Spanish press embrace PARIS
Big hug for mad English bloke and his space plane
Science20 Oct 2010 | 15
PARIS looking 50/50 for Saturday launch
Vulture 1 pilot jets in from US as skies threaten rain
Science18 Oct 2010 | 21
PARIS radio chap slips into safe sex outfit
Attempts to avoid sequin dress
Science15 Oct 2010 | 4
PARIS furnished with engorgement
Assistant in tight dress fondles powerful squirter
Science08 Oct 2010 | 26
PARIS unveils impressive box
Main payload container ready for lift-off
Science06 Oct 2010 | 50
PARIS launch go for 23 Oct
Where? Click here to find out
Science28 Sep 2010 | 12
PARIS emerges triumphant from hypobaric chamber
Vulture 1's Mk 2 release mechanism cleared for take-off
Science15 Sep 2010 | 34
PARIS lifts skirt on hot CAD teaser
Vulture 1-X structure takes virtual shape
Science09 Sep 2010 | 9
PARIS threatened by the bends
Careful with that dope
Science07 Sep 2010 | 32
Vulture 1 Mk 2 release mech prepped for testing
Coming soon: Hypobaric chamber - The Revisiting
Science03 Sep 2010 | 10
Vulture 1: Plane plans planned
Full constructional details on the drawing board
Science26 Aug 2010 | 28
PARIS team cracks Vulture 1-X wing
Knocks together proof of concept structure
Science25 Aug 2010 | 31
PARIS gets doped up
High as a kite on nitrates
Science23 Aug 2010 | 14
PARIS acquires visual tracking capability
Sets telescopic sights on Vulture 1
Science20 Aug 2010 | 17
PARIS pumps up a Mk 2 release mechanism
Second shot at unleashing Vulture 1
Science03 Aug 2010 | 53
PARIS skins up with Rizlas and dope
Well, tissue paper and PVA...
Science23 Jul 2010 | 41
Our Vulture 1 aircraft begins to take shape
Fuselage assembly snaps for your viewing pleasure
Science16 Jul 2010 | 74
PARIS in hot glue gun action
Paper straw structure begins to take shape
Science06 Jul 2010 | 31
Vital PARIS supplies jet in from US
Paper? In tubular form? That sounds like...
Science05 Jul 2010 | 38
PARIS in cheeky GPS chip slip
Our space plane electronic kit laid bare
Science09 Jun 2010 | 3
PARIS pops down to QinetiQ
Vital hypobaric chamber test proves... interesting
Science03 Jun 2010 | 65
Vulture 1 GPS test live at 2pm
Updated PARIS takes to the air - follow us here
Science02 Jun 2010 | 9
PARIS goes to 60,000 feet, without leaving the ground
Hypobaric tests are go
Science02 Jun 2010 | 7
Coming soon: Live Vulture 1 GPS tracking test
Join us as PARIS takes to the air
Science28 May 2010 | 10
PARIS flashes some radio goodies
Beacon and GPS kit unveiled
Science21 May 2010 | 16
PARIS gets her very own private enclave
No, not that Paris...
Science18 May 2010 | 13
QinetiQ lends PARIS a helping hand
A hypobaric chamber? Yes, we’ve got one of those…
Science10 May 2010 | 18
PARIS hits the road with live GPS tracker test
Updated Join us at 2pm
Science07 May 2010 | 10
More about the lovely PARIS:
- Our basic PARIS mission summary is here (pdf).
- You can find our release, pursuit and recovery photos here...
- ...and our onboard camera photo album here.
- Check out our Flickr page, with all the PARIS and Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator (LOHAN) photos.
- All of the PARIS videos live down at YouTube.
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