With the re-release of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: Space Odyssey, Lauren Cochrane reports on the film’s secret weapon – the queen’s couturier Hardy Amies, who designed all the costumes
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As Swiss horological lab MB&F says, its N°6 (HM6) ‘Space Pirate’ watch or, to be correct, the Horological Machine N°6, has been designed to operate in the hostile environment of space: the space on your wrist. “Inspired by Japanese sci-fi cartoons and 1970s biodesign, HM6 ‘Space Pirate’ is quite simply our craziest, most complex machine … Read more
70 metres, 4.000 mile range, 20 per cent more efficient: Largest Heesen superyacht built to date. At 70 metres, Kometa is the largest Heesen superyacht built to date. Kometa is an impressive yacht. Not just visually but also from a practical perspective. Following on from the multi award-winning Galactica Star, this aluminium fast displacement yacht … Read more
Traveling a high-altitude balloon. Think you can beat this selfie? Imagine traveling to space by balloon, but ditching the free fall for a luxury space cruise with cocktails and Wi-Fi. Which one would you choose? Following the record-breaking 135,908-foot space dive accomplished by Google’s Alan Eustace and the Paragon StratEx team, World View Enterprises, the … Read more
Gulfstream introduced new aircraft family. Gulfstream Aerospace introduced an all-new family of business jets: the Gulfstream G500 and G600. The two new aircraft optimize speed, wide-cabin comfort and efficiency to offer performance with advanced safety features. Gulfstream also announced orders were lining up from Flexjet and Qatar Airways. The two new business jets will be … Read more