LOHAN
Full Coverage
Welcome to our full coverage of The Register's audacious Low Orbit Helium Assisted Navigator mission...
Readers, we need you... for LOHAN ignition failsafe brainwaves
Last call for back-up rocket-sparking designs
SPB 19 Apr 11:44
LOHAN must suck juice while mounted on rigid rod - but HOW?
Possible hot coupling for Vulture 2
SPB 4 Apr 10:38
LOHAN fans drawn to magnetic coupling
Neodymium solution for spaceplane heater disconnect?
SPB 22 Mar 11:44
LOHAN slips into tight rubber outfit
Our spaceplane's rocket motor heater gets the heatshrink treatment
SPB 20 Mar 12:37
LOHAN hooks up with top-flight rocketeer
Spaceplane team welcomes aboard new member
SPB 15 Mar 11:03
LOHAN seeks rocketeer for explosive relationship
GSOH, love of travel, Level 2 certificate...
SPB 8 Mar 12:38
LOHAN teases with quick flash of spaceplane
Our rocket-powered Vulture 2 design for your viewing pleasure
SPB 31 Jan 09:31
LOHAN premieres intimate REHAB vid
Lid blown on shed-built hypobaric rocket motor test rig
SPB 25 Jan 11:03
LOHAN fabricates full-fat fantastical flying truss
Vulture 2 launch platform hewn from carbon-fibre rods
SPB 13 Dec 09:02
Tearful, poetic Reg readers hail heroic, departed Playmonaut
The short 'naut who cast a long shadow
SPB 7 Dec 09:00
Hero Playmonaut lost at sea as SPEARS ditches in Channel
MYSTERY of balloon's unpredictable strato-lunge
SPB 4 Dec 09:26
Watch live! Crack LOHAN team to send SPEARS to stratosphere
Vid feed from balloon launch site promises hot hydrogen action
SPB 30 Nov 11:23
RETURN of the PLAYMONAUT: El Reg's space hero suits up again
Our intrepid ace test pilot hears siren call of LOHAN
SPB 29 Nov 09:00
LOHAN cooks up tempting Raspberry Pi spiced with Iridium
Geekgasmic electronic fusion cuisine, side dish of Python
SPB 28 Nov 09:20
SPEARS fired up for explosive climax
Ballocket mission control board electrifies LOHAN
SPB 26 Nov 16:00
Warming up the thruster that will ram LOHAN to glorious heights
Project team prepares to shove pocket rocket in toaster
SPB 23 Nov 13:22
LOHAN enfolds SPEARS in passionate embrace - explicit unclad pics
Oops, I chipped it again
SPB 19 Nov 10:39
LOHAN to join mile-high club with BRITNEY or NAOMI?
Poll Vote now to name our spaceplane control board
SPB 16 Nov 11:20
LOHAN to slip in sexy little black number
Two is one, one is none for rocketgasm success
SPB 13 Nov 11:07
LOHAN slips BRA over BOOBIES in ballocket backronym buffoonery
Alternative sensible(ish) suggestions invited for control board moniker
SPB 9 Nov 10:01
LOHAN's cold heart beats beneath silicon breast
Spaceplane mission control electronics provisionally dubbed 'HILTON'
SPB 6 Nov 15:00
LOHAN plugs into some hot LiPo treatment
Vulture 2 rocket motor heater fired up and toasty
SPB 5 Oct 14:04
LOHAN straps on satellite comms capability
Iridium two-way chat for spaceplane mission
SPB 12 Sep 10:16
LOHAN rolls out racy rocketry round-up
Progress to date on our audacious spaceplane mission
SPB 31 Aug 09:31
Teflon slips smoothly over LOHAN's mighty rod
Ice proves no impediment to Vulture 2 launch
SPB 24 Aug 09:29
LOHAN sets clock ticking for explosive climax
Just what our mission control board will do, and when...
SPB 23 Aug 11:01
LOHAN turns up the heat on Vulture 2 motor
Space-grade toaster to keep spaceplane engine warm
SPB 22 Aug 10:17
GPS trigger will light LOHAN's fire
Custom mission control board to fire Vulture 2 rocket motor
SPB 17 Aug 15:02
LOHAN's fantastical flying truss sprouts tail
Vulture 2 launch platform design shapes up nicely
SPB 9 Aug 13:03
Experts stroke beards over LOHAN's vacuity
Readers raise the pressure in hypobaric test chamber
SPB 3 Aug 12:29
LOHAN breathes fire in REHAB
Vid Hypobaric rocket motor test an explosive success – finally
SPB 1 Aug 08:32
LOHAN acquires mighty igniter arsenal
REHAB fireworks imminent, small island nations at risk
SPB 24 Jul 12:47
Pyrotechnic boffin poised to light LOHAN's fire
Reg reader expert brews up custom rocket motor igniter
SPB 18 Jul 09:44
UK tech biz grinding to halt as Reg space programme sucks in talent
Code biz kingpin volunteers his firm's services
SPB 16 Jul 10:47
LOHAN seeks failsafe for explosive climax
Mulls back-up system for Vulture 2 motor ignition
SPB 6 Jun 11:27
LOHAN sucks Reg reader's instrument to death
Strange doings in the shed at our mountaintop REHAB complex
SPB 1 Jun 13:00
Greedy LOHAN draining away mankind's vital fluid ... allegedly
Irresponsible globe embulgement - is it really an issue?
SPB 23 May 09:17
Vulture 2 trigger triggers serious head-scratching
Just how do we fire that LOHAN rocket motor?
SPB 18 May 2012, 11:44
LOHAN starts to feel the barometric pressure
Mulls spaceplane rocket motor trigger
SPB 17 May 2012, 09:03
Battle continues over LOHAN's mighty rod
Vulture 2 launch system a load of ballockets?
SPB 11 May 2012, 08:00
LOHAN gasps at stiff and slippery tube
Hot PTFE action for spaceplane's mighty rod
SPB 24 Apr 2012, 15:41
Reader experts thrash LOHAN's mighty rod
Why not a launch rail for the Vulture 2 spaceplane?
SPB 23 Apr 2012, 12:18
LOHAN dives into Reg forums mosh pit
Get to close quarters with our heavenly sky queen
SPB 12 Apr 2012, 09:00
LOHAN lifts lid on revised mission summary
Where we are with our audacious spaceplane plan
SPB 11 Apr 2012, 08:32
LOHAN checks into REHAB chamber
Shed-built hypobaric rig hewn from living steel
SPB 3 Apr 2012, 12:42
LOHAN demonstrates impressive sucking skills
REHAB joins the Eight Mile High club - but is it enough?
SPB 30 Mar 2012, 10:30
LOHAN's fantastical flying truss menaces kiddies
'Please quit releasing balloons', pleads animal lover
SPB 19 Mar 2012, 09:27
LOHAN to straddle meaty titanium rod
Skirt lifted on cunning Vulture 2 launch plan
SPB 16 Mar 2012, 13:28
Readers suggest LOHAN mount single mighty rod
Vulture 2 launch method prompts lively debate
SPB 15 Mar 2012, 15:02
LOHAN's fantastical flying truss takes to the air
Video Experimental structure last seen heading for Africa
SPB 14 Mar 2012, 10:22
LOHAN's fantastical flying truss cleared for lift-off
Airborne handling test imminent
SPB 23 Feb 2012, 14:37
LOHAN flashes fantastical flying truss
Experimental Vulture 2 launch platform
SPB 20 Feb 2012, 13:38
LOHAN lifts skirt on 3D printed parts
Video Our Vulture 2 spaceplane to get the laser sintering treatment
SPB 10 Feb 2012, 11:39
Boffins unimpressed by LOHAN's sizzling thruster
Vulture 2 designers suggest mightier hybrid motor
SPB 3 Jan 2012, 14:31
Southampton Uni climbs aboard LOHAN spaceplane project
Heavyweight postgrads to tackle Vulture 2 design
SPB 15 Dec 2011, 10:51
LOHAN's concrete derrière dubbed WIDDECOMBE
Heavyweight Brit politico beats off stiff opposition
SPB 30 Nov 2011, 10:33
LOHAN: Reader vacuum pump plans really suck
Top quality amateur boffinry from El Reg spaceplane fans
SPB 29 Nov 2011, 15:31
LOHAN fondles substantial concrete buttocks
'J-Lo' structure to protect El Reg rocket test operatives
SPB 25 Nov 2011, 09:46
Got a few minutes to help LOHAN suck?
Home-made vacuum pumps... bright ideas invited
SPB 22 Nov 2011, 14:28
LOHAN gets hands on mighty thruster
Much fondling of stiff tubes down at El Reg
SPB 15 Nov 2011, 10:11
LOHAN deluged with Reg readers' interjections in REHAB
Revised hypobaric chamber plan for your delectation
SPB 16 Sep 2011, 10:11
LOHAN to suck mighty thruster as it goes off, in a shed
Our cunning DIY hypobaric rocket-test rig
SPB 14 Sep 2011, 10:30
LOHAN eyes hardcore partner's impressive girth
Vulture 2 spaceplane needs thrust you can trust
SPB 12 Sep 2011, 10:44
El Reg's NAOMI rocket throws launch-pad strop
SPB fails to get it up at International Rocket Week
SPB 2 Sep 2011, 11:01
LOHAN seeks mighty thruster for trip to heaven and back
Special Projects to attend International Rocket Week
SPB 18 Aug 2011, 10:00
LOHAN team buried under ballockets
Click here for a shedload of Reg reader spaceplane launch concepts
SPB 9 Aug 2011, 11:07
Can you handle LOHAN's substantial globes?
We invite you to tackle spaceplane launch poser
SPB 5 Aug 2011, 12:02
Reg readers ponder LOHAN's substantial globes
One balloon or three for ballocket spaceplane mission?
SPB 3 Aug 2011, 08:36
LOHAN spaceplane project starting to shape up nicely
Initial thoughts on our audacious ballocket
SPB 29 Jul 2011, 11:00
LOHAN: She's low orbit and helium assisted
Spaceplane mission backronym sorted
SPB 25 Jul 2011, 15:08
Vote now for the juiciest LOHAN backronym
Reader poll You have the final say on our spaceplane project name
SPB 15 Jul 2011, 11:19
So, LOHAN: What's it to be?
Low Orbital High Altitude Norks? Ballockets to that
SPB 11 Jul 2011, 09:15
El Reg to unleash rocket-powered spaceplane
Gutsy 'rockoon' launch for Vulture 2, daughter of PARIS
SPB 7 Jul 2011, 11:00
Further LOHAN resources:
- New to LOHAN? Try this mission summary for enlightenment.
- You can find full LOHAN coverage right here.
- Join the expert LOHAN debate down at Reg forums.
- All the LOHAN and Paper Aircraft Released Into Space (PARIS) vids live on YouTube.
- For our SPB photo archive, proceed directly to Flickr.
- We sometimes indulge in light consensual tweeting, as you can see here.
