zero 2 infinity is a private spanish company that operates high-altitude balloons to provide access to near space and low earth orbit using a balloon-borne pod and a balloon-borne launcher .

the company was founded in 2009 by aerospace engineer jose mariano lópez-urdiales , the current ceo .

it is headquartered in barberà del vallès , barcelona , spain .

zero 2 infinity has been testing high-altitude balloons and launching small payloads to high altitudes for scientific institutions and commercial firms for testing elements above most of the earth 's atmosphere .

their launch system has a significantly lower impact on the environment , an advantage over conventional systems .

the company 's pod named bloon may also be used for tourism .

as of late 2016 , its ceo had suggested that commercial flights could take place as early as 2019 .

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aviation expert dimitris bountolos was brought on as the coo of zero2infinity in september . image credit : zero2infinity
an artist ' s rendering of the bloon scientific outpost . image credit : zero2infinity
as the spanish team zero2infinity shows , space tourism is more than just rocket science .
new york ( zero2infinity pr ) — zero2infinity is now one step closer to manned flight : an agreement was just signed with final frontier design to buy a pressurized space suits .
unrolling zero2infinity’s polyethylene balloon , to be filled with helium . early balloons used explosive hydrogen .
her ' zero2infinity ' group recently launched an indiegogo campaign to raise funds for the project .
lluc palerm is the winner of sgac’s $ pace is business competition ( credits : zero2infinity ) .
zero2infinity , the company behind inbloon has already conducted successful near - space flights for scientific research missions .
bloostar , zero2infinity ' s dedicated small satellite launcher to put satellites in low earth orbit on demand .
barcelona , spain ( zero2infinity pr ) — after many years of friendship , an agreement was formalized between michael lópez - alegría and zero2infinity . the former nasa astronaut will advise the company in both technical and business matters .
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barcelona , 5 october 2012 ( zero2infinity pr ) — zero2infinity , purveyor of near - space tourism , was announced today as a yearling winner of the 2012 bully award honouring europe’s leading startup companies as presented by white bull summits , champions of european innovation .
zero2infinity is one of two organizations hoping to use pressurized capsules suspended beneath helium balloons as a way to take tourists into near space .
zero2infinity is one of a number of companies eyeing new methods of low - cost , high - altitude flights to the edge of space .
zero2infinity announced on october 15 , their plans to begin micro - satellite launches to low - earth orbit by 2017 . ( credit : oiioo )
the zero2infinity bloostar launch vehicle . three stages will use a set of liquid fuel engines clustered as concentric toroids . ( photo credit : 0ii00 )
hundreds of people have already booked a ticket for virgin galactic’s spaceship two . how many people do you think will take a tour with zero2infinity ?
barcelona , spain ( zero2infinity pr ) — the high - altitude balloon company zero2infinity , based in barcelona , has received its first space suit , designed by american company final frontier design . this brings the company one step closer to crewed test flights , which should start later this year .
barcelona , spain ( zero2infinity pr ) — on friday , 6 september 2013 , zero2infinity performed a test flight of microbloon 3 . 0 from the airport of cordoba , spain . microbloon 3 . 0 is an inflatable pod manufactured by thin red line aerospace and ascended smoothly up to 27km .
león , spain , november 12 , 2012 ( zero2infinity pr ) — barcelona - based company zero2infinity has successfully launched its newest prototype , the microbloon 2 . 0 , to the edge of space at almost 32km in altitude , that is , above 99 % of the mass of the atmosphere .
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the recently tested capsule carried a humanoid robot up to 32 kilometers and the zero2infinity team will be analyzing the data from the flight for the coming months .
zero2infinity’s test flight , on november 12 , 2012 , reached an altitude of 104 , 000 feet . from liftoff to touchdown , the test lasted four hours .
zero2infinity is one of two organizations hoping to use pressurized capsules suspended beneath helium balloons as a way to take tourists into near space . ( courtesy , cnn )
barcelona , spain ( zero2infinity pr ) — the spanish company zero2infinity , based in barcelona , known for its extensive near - space ballooning experience , announced it’s been working to expand its capabilities to include a nanosatellite launch vehicle , named bloostar , to offer reliable , dedicated , launch on demand for 21st century small satellites .
despite the intimate connection between world view and zero2infinity at the start , the competing capsules have differences in their designs . in addition to the two pilots , world view’s seats six passengers ; zero2infinity’s seats four . world view’s capsule resembles a truncated airplane fuselage , a tried - and - true approach to high altitudes ; zero2infinity’s is shaped like a doughnut , which allows the capsule to be reinforced in the middle so outward - facing passengers can gaze out the wraparound windows without turning their heads .
zero2infinity , the company behind the high - flying scientific bloon , has closed its next round of investments , and is restructuring slightly to make way for its newest project , bloostar .
the team at zero2infinity is moving forward with plans to offer extreme - altitude balloon rides , and recently sent a scale model soaring to an altitude of more than 104 , 000 feet .
josé mariano lópez urdiales , founder and ceo of the spanish startup zero2infinity , gave a presentation on thursday about the company’s bloostar balloon - launched smallsat rocket during the international astronautical conference in jerusalem .
barcelona - based zero2infinity aims to harness the same technology used in helium weather balloons to float its first clients to the edge of space within two years , according to ceo jose mariano lopez - urdiales .
zero2infinity is not talking to new investors at the moment , having already collected investments as well as gaining revenues from its ballooning business . lopez - urdiales said the company priced bloostar to be similar to the cost of a secondary payload , with customers instead getting to be the primary mission . if the market proves competitive , he said pricing could go down . zero2infinity also offers discounts for batches of launches .
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the bloostar team : robert falco , mark rovi , dali gala , dani rc , josé mariano lópez urdiales , jose luis garcia bravo , iris silverio pons , dimitris bountolos and david jiménez . image credit : zero2infinity
unlike the test capsule , zero2infinity’s real one will have windows all around , and keeping them fog - free may be a challenge . the four passengers and two crew will have a 360 - degree view of earth .
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once pressurized space suits are delivered , zero2infinity will evaluate them in some tests for the use in the first manned test flight in 2013 . we hope that this is the beginning of a long and fruitful collaboration with final frontier design .
the bloostar launch phases . zero2infinity intends to de - orbit the final stage to minimize their contribution to the growing debris field in low - earth orbit . their plans are to launch from a ship at sea . ( photo credit : 0ii00 )
“we really loved to be at tnw conference and to let people know about us” , shares marta lebrón gaset , communications and social networks manager at zero2infinity . space , a start - up that is on a mission to elevate our planetary consciousness by providing elevating experiences .
back in 2012 , when zero2infinity was the only outfit working on stratospheric tourism , the company talked to paragon about providing the life support system for its capsule . paragon surprised many by terminating the relationship , and a few months later began describing a product similar to zero2infinity’s : world view . annelie schoenmaker , who handles external relations for zero2infinity , claims there’s no bad blood about this—the company easily found another supplier—plus , the presence of competitors can be encouraging to investors . “it’s reassuring , ” she says ; “it means that people see that this is a real business , that this is something that really is a good idea . it would be worrying if nobody was copying you . ” she should be happy then that a chinese company recently announced that it will begin testing a capsule for stratotourism , though the announcement was light on details .
zero2infinity has spent their last six years since their formation focusing on their uncrewed scientific ballooning endeavors and gathering clients for their flight campaigns . their helium project , a crewed version of their commercial near - space balloon program , was recently awarded a phase 1 grant by the european commission .
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zero2infinity has been operating high - altitude balloons since 2009 . flying technical , scientific and commercial payloads to over 30km altitude is its current operational activity . using balloons as a first - stage for a nanosatellite launcher is the logical and necessary next step to address this booming and underserved market .
ballooning is already tried and tested technology — “it’s the origin of space travel , ” explains annelie schoenmaker , external relations and legal officer for zero2infinity , a spanish company that plans to launch passengers to near space using balloons known as “bloons” for €110 , 000 ( $ 124 , 000 ) a time .
lopez - urdiales said zero2infinity had the notion of transferring this capability to launch small satellites from earth a while ago , but at the time there was not a sufficient market to support such a launch system . now , because of the significant uptick in small satellite activity , the company is pursuing bloostar .
world view and zero2infinity hope to counter unwanted motion with the parafoil design and perhaps extra systems , but that could get prohibitively expensive . “there are definitely some things that are doable , ” says nelson , “but how is that going to impact the bottom line ? what’s that going to add to the cost ? ”
clearly , the sky is not the limit for balloon launcher zero2infinity . based in barcelona , spain , the company announced this week their plans to launch payloads to orbit using a balloon launch system . the rockoon is a portmanteau , as lewis carroll would have said : the blend of the words rocket and balloon .
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according to zero2infinity , this method may seem counterintuitive , but it means less drag , less fuel needed , and since the engines fire in a near - vacuum , there’s a much higher specific impulse because of higher engine efficiency . in all , the company says that costs are comparable to a secondary or
piggyback
payload launch .
bloostar has generated a healthy amount of interest from companies in the small satellite community . jose mariano lopez - urdiales , founder and ceo of zero2infinity , told via satellite the project already has letters of intent worth roughly $ 268 . 4 million ( 240 million euros ) , which constitutes enough demand to move forward with developing the system .
this test was a first for the aerospace industry , as zero2infinity is currently the only company using stratospheric balloons as a first - stage vehicle . and already , the company states that it has garnered its fair share of interest from leading satellite developers , claiming that they have “gathered upwards of 250 million euros in letters of intent for future launches . ”
if all goes to plan , after completing the stratospheric flight , he is already thinking about the development of high - altitude commercial flights with bigger aircraft to compete with balloon firms like zero2infinity and worldview . another idea is to create stratospheric solar drones to replace or support satellites . such drones are currently being developed by facebook and google , among others .
this test was a first for the aerospace industry , as zero2infinity is currently the only company using stratospheric balloons as a first - stage vehicle . and already , the company states that it has garnered its fair share of interest from leading satellite developers , claiming that they have
gathered upwards of 250 million euros in letters of intent for future launches .
one of the main objectives of zero2infinity’s project “bloon” , a manned high - altitude balloon , is to give the overview effect to the people flying it . during a google hangout organized by zero2infinity on march 5th , 2012 , about this emotional shift in perspective that is known as the “overview effect , ” lopez - alegria said : “the earth is covered by the atmosphere , which is analogous to the skin of an apple , that is pretty thin . even in a balloon flight , you’d be outside this boundary just about ; you’d be able to perceive what that’s like , and that just in itself , with the curvature and the blackness of the sky , will give a very strong sense of the bigger picture” .
meanwhile , the spanish company zero2infinity is making similar plans for near - space balloon flights , and hopes to begin piloted tests of its “bloon” next year . the barcelona - based firm started developing tourism plans in 2009 , before world view got into the game , and already offers commercial and scientific balloon flights to the stratosphere , for payloads weighing up to a ton .
founded in 2009 , the private aerospace company zero2infinity – which is headquartered in barcelona , spain – was created with the vision of delivering orbital payloads and providing space tourism on a budget . but unlike your conventional aerospace companies – i . e . spacex , blue origin , orbital atk , etc – their plan is to do it all using high - altitude stratospheric balloons .
reaching space in a balloon may sound like something out of a children’s book , but spain’s zero2infinity company doesn ' t think so . the barcelona - based company specializes in near - space balloon flights for scientific and engineering clients , and is working on a nanosatellite launch vehicle called bloostar , which uses a high - altitude balloon as a first stage and rockets for reaching orbit .
of course it’s all moot without paying passengers . maccallum says that many of the current ticketholders are business people or scientists . zero2infinity’s schoenmaker sees the time aloft as an opportunity for reflection . “you realize that the earth is very fragile ; it’s really a planet . and that’s our place in the universe , ” she says . “it changes your perspective . ” or so she imagines .
on march 1st , the zero2infinity team passed a major milestone , deploying a prototype “rockoon” craft from the national institute of aerospace technology ‘s ( inta ) facility in el arenosillo , spain . known as bloostar , this two - stage craft ( which consists of a balloon and a rocket ) is one of the latest technologies seeking to drastically reduce the costs of launching people and payloads into space .
zero2infinity is developing a liquid fuel engine that they emphasize is environmentally friendly . the first stage firing of bloostar will last 160 seconds , reach 250 km of altitude and an inertial speed of 3 . 7 km / s . this is about half the velocity necessary for reach a stable low earth orbit . the second stage will fire for 230 seconds and achieve an altitude of 530 km with velocity of 5 . 4 km / s . the 3rd and final stage motor will fire at least twice with a coast period to achieve the final orbit . zero2infinity states that their bloostar system will be capable of placing a 75kg ( 165 lbs ) payload into a 600 km ( 372 mi ) sun - synchronous orbit . in contrast , the international space station orbits at 420 km ( 260 mi ) altitude .
launching a satellite is a very expensive proposition when done the traditional way by hitching a ride aboard a commercial rocket . there are several firms out there that are working to make putting satellites into orbit cheaper and one of them is the barcelona based zero2infinity company . zero2infiity is known for near - space ballooning and has announced that it has been working on a launch vehicle capable of putting nanosatellites into orbit .
on november 12 the start up company zero2infinity successfully tested a balloon that should be able to carry passengers to an altitude of 36 kilometers by 2014 . during these balloon flights the space tourists could experience the near space environment with a breathtaking view of the earth ; furthermore , they could feel weightless like an astronaut . the balloon testing took place at an air force base near virgen del camino in spain .
zero2infinity states that it ' s already begun testing with a balloon flight in september of last year of an inflatable flexible pressurized vehicle to an altitude of 27 km ( 16 . 7 mi ) , which will form the basis of the launcher fuel tanks . in addition , the company test - fired a privately developed and funded liquid - hydrocarbon / oxygen rocket engine , which it says is a first for spain
on march 1st , the zero2infinity team passed a major milestone , deploying a prototype
rockoon
craft from the national institute of aerospace technology ' s ( inta ) facility in el arenosillo , spain . known as bloostar , this two - stage craft ( which consists of a balloon and a rocket ) is one of the latest technologies seeking to drastically reduce the costs of launching people and payloads into space .
the rockoon concept is not unlike what scaled composites undertakes with a plane and rocket . their whiteknight planes lift the spaceships to 50 , 000 feet for takeoff whereas the zero2infinity balloon will loft bloostar to 65 , 000 feet or higher . the increased altitude of the balloon launch reduces the atmospheric density to half of what it is at 50 , 000 feet and altogether about 8 % of the density at sea level .
zero2infinity’s primary business currently involves high - altitude ballooning for a variety of customers . lopez - urdiales said the company has been launching high - altitude balloon payloads for the past six years , and that many aspects of that business — trajectory modeling software , separation systems , termination systems , pressurized payloads and telemetry — share a fair amount of commonality with bloostar . the company is hard at work on the rocket today .
by the end of the year , zero2infinity is aiming to launch a balloon from the sea as well as to launch a rocket from a balloon . bloostar is planning missions from the canary islands , a spanish archipelago off the coast of morocco , using either a boat or a floating barge . lopez - urdiales said the company has launched big balloons from the ground using cranes , and has people on its team that have launched from sea , but as a company it has not attempted the combination . from the canary islands , lopez - urdiales said bloostar can reach almost any orbit and the wind conditions are typically calm and predictable . also , because zero2infinity is located in spain , the company can relocate the boat or barge to coastal areas with high demand , such as the u . s . or china , he said .
currently , the firm routinely takes scientific and commercial payloads to altitudes of over 30km via balloons . plans for launching small satellites will use these high altitude balloons as the first stage for a nanosatellite launcher . zero2infinity says that the tech to launch nanosatellites without having to hitch a ride with other missions doesn’t yet exist , but it has been working on its so - called orbital rockoon as a solution to this issue .
how is zero2infinity planning to use stratospheric balloons for “space” tourism ? there are many companies developing space tourism capabilities with rockets but we are proposing a totally different approach . since what people want to experience is the view from space , we want to use high - altitude balloons . four passengers and two pilots will smoothly ascend to around 36km . then they will experience a cruise of between one and two hours for descending with a guided parafoil .
zero2infinity just entered into an agreement with final frontier design and became one of the first in line to buy a pressurized space suits . the aim of ted southern and nikolay moiseev , the associates behind ffd , is to develop the next generation of space suits for the new commercial space industry . they have already made pressurized astronaut gloves and two complete suit prototypes and are now seking nasa flight certification ; they will start delivering suits in january 2013 .
the logic behind bloostar is that once the balloon carrying the payload reaches the stratosphere , it will have cleared more than 99 percent of the atmosphere , at which point a streamlined rocket can carry payloads the rest of the way to space . lopez - urdiales said the bloostar rocket component would have an order of magnitude fewer parts than something launched from sea level . by shedding this complexity , zero2infinity hopes to offer a unique and competitive dedicated smallsat launch service .
the zero2infinity ‘ bloostar ‘ launches nanosatellites from the stratosphere , by enhancing high - altitude balloons with rockets . the spanish company is known for its extensive near - space ballooning experience – such as the bloon – and will offer this new dispatch - on - demand technology by an estimated year of 2017 . the helium and batteries powered airship is used for the first stage , where after the rocket is ignited when it is above 99 % of the atmosphere .
at zero2infinity life has been full of small successes every day . one success that we remember fondly is when we launched our first rocket from the edge of space in march 2017 . the engineering team traveled to the south of spain , and from a vessel , they launched the balloon with the bloostar prototype that was ignited at 25 km of altitude . we’re happy to share that it was a successful mission and we accomplished everything that we set out to achieve with that launch .
bloostar’s simplicity would enable cheaper small satellite launches and its smaller size means less pollution to the atmosphere as well . the first stage of the launch vehicle uses helium and batteries with the launch vehicle igniting when it is past 99 % of the atmosphere , resulting in less propellant required for launch . it’s unclear when the system will be ready for its first satellite launch ; the company is aiming for sometime in 2017 . zero2infinity has $ 200 million in pre - sales from nanosatellite firms .
balloons are also cheaper to operate than rockets , and they require next to no infrastructure to launch and retrieve—zero2infinity is even considering bringing the balloon and capsule to clients anywhere in the world , or at least the closest spot with suitably calm winds . rockets are loud , while inside the balloon capsule the loudest sound will likely be conversation . and unlike emission - less balloons , rockets pollute ; a recent study showed that a growing commercial space industry could have significant impacts on the global climate .
the ‘bloostar’ booster does not require to impel through the denser parts of the atmosphere and turns on when in conditions where there is lower drag and smaller gravity losses . this translates to the amount of propellant needed being much lower than for a ground or even an airborne set off . these advantages ensure the lowest unit cost per cast - off and lessens satellite - launching pollution effects . zero2infinity have completed preliminary tests in september 2013 and 2014 , and continue to introduce modifications for future experiments .
world view’s price matches xcor’s : $ 75 , 000 . zero2infinity’s ticketholders , paying €110 , 000 ( about $ 130 , 000 ) each , will get a bit more for their money . passengers will arrive in córdoba two days before their flights so that they have enough time to rest before their ascent . while they’re getting over their jetlag , passengers will hear talks by visiting scientists and learn more about their flight , all in a comfortable and , of course , high - end atmosphere .
zero2infinity , founded by mit - educated engineer josé mariano lópez - urdiales , hopes to provide a cheaper , more relaxing way for tourists and scientists to experience “near - space” altitudes by ascending to nearly 120 , 000 feet ( 36 kilometers ) in a pod suspended beneath at 400 - foot - diameter balloon . that is well short of the 100 km or so promised by virgin galactic and others developing suborbital spacecraft , but lópez - urdiales argues it will provide a similar view for far less money .
regulatory red tape is another big unknown . world view’s vehicle has been classified by the federal aviation administration as a crewed spacecraft , so it will have to adhere to all the safety requirements that go with that designation . the faa has been known to lag behind the expansion of new technologies , so it remains to be seen how easily world view can get over the “space qualification” hurdle . europe doesn’t yet have any relevant regulations , so zero2infinity is working with the spanish and european governments to develop them .
both world view and zero2infinity are planning a further safeguard against early balloon failure : open the capsule’s parachute early , perhaps even before liftoff . with the parachute already deployed , a failure even at a few hundred feet would result in the same drifting landing as if the capsule were descending from on high . and the passengers won’t feel a jolt when the capsule detaches from the balloon . still , both companies plan to pack several backup chutes ( those , should they be needed , would come with the customary jolt ) .
during the annual space generation congress held in beijing from the 19th to 21st of september by the space generation advisory council ( sgac ) , space safety magazine met lluc palerm , a young engineer and winner of the “ $ pace is business” competition where he presented an interesting paper on how microsatellites and the advent of microlaunchers could disrupt the satellite industry . palerm currently works at zero2infinity , a spanish start - up that is trying challenge virgin galactic and space expedition corporation with an innovative idea on “space” tourism using stratospheric balloons .
bloostar is blazing new ground in spain . the ground tests of their liquid fuel rocket engine are the first of its kinds in the country . zero2infinity began launching balloons in 2009 . the founder and ceo , jose mariano lopez - urdiales is an aeronautical engineer educated in spain with r & d experience involving esa , mit and boeing . he has speerheaded organizations and activities in his native spain . in 2002 he presented to the world space congress in houston , the paper “the role of balloons in the future development of space tourism” .
zero2infinity’s balloon flights will launch from near cordoba , spain , and the six people onboard ( two pilots and four passengers ) should be able to see the entire iberian peninsula from their cruising altitude ( see the video above for a simulation of the flight ) . eventually , the company envisions launching from other european sites , depending , in part , on legal questions . right now , schoenmaker says , “there is no [ europe - wide ] regulation for high - altitude ballooning , ” and rules for licensing have to be worked out .
another problem : needing to fly as often as twice a week to make the business viable . the number of balloons needed for all those flights could be a big hurdle for the companies ; balloons for stratospheric flights aren’t reusable , and they’re not easy to come by . according to maccallum , if world view and zero2infinity each fly 50 times in their first year , as planned , they’ll need double the current worldwide production of suitable balloons . he says world view is developing its own balloon manufacturing plant and working out whether reusable balloons are feasible .
“we have been working on the idea for bloostar for years . now the technology on both the satellite and launch vehicle sides is mature enough to make it happen . many new successful companies have business plans based on nanosatellites , like skybox imaging , but the dedicated launcher that they would need , doesn’t exist yet . the launch industry needs to be transformed and adapt to the real necessity of providing small payloads with the flexibility to pick their own orbit and their launch date , ” said josé mariano lópez - urdiales , ceo and founder of zero2infinity .
michael lópez - alegría is a spanish - american astronaut who flew to space four times and performed ten spacewalks . after retiring from nasa in 2012 , he became president of the commercial spaceflight federation in washington , dc . his expertise in both american and russian space programs will be an important asset in establishing human space travel in europe . lópez - alegría will put his years of experience and extensive knowledge in the field of commercial spaceflight to the service of zero2infinity , supporting its objectives and dreams of sustainable , near - space access for scientists , passengers and payloads .
two companies are doing their best to get you there . tucson , arizona - based world view experience includes the founders of paragon , a company that builds environmental control systems for spacecraft—and the pressure suit worn by google executive alan eustace last year when he set the world altitude record for skydiving : 135 , 890 feet . spanish company zero2infinity was founded by josé mariano lópez - urdiales , an aeronautical engineer formerly with boeing’s advanced phantom works division , the european space research and technology center , and other distinguished design bureaus . lópez - urdiales began investigating balloon stratotourism years before the 2004
[ via satellite 03 - 23 - 2016 ] zero2infinity , a high altitude balloon company based in spain , is making progress on the development of a launch vehicle that uses the combination of a balloon and a rocket to deliver small satellites to low earth orbit ( leo ) . called bloostar , the vehicle’s baseline design aims at carrying 75 - kilogram payloads to a 600 - kilometer sun - synchronous orbit ( sso ) for a price tag of about $ 4 . 5 million ( 4 million euros ) . the vehicle’s first orbital mission is currently slated for the second half of 2018 , preceded by numerous suborbital development launches .
nanosatellites today need to fly as secondary payloads , and hitchhike their way into orbit ,
says josé mariano lópez - urdiales , ceo and founder of zero2infinity .
we have been working on the idea for bloostar for years . now the technology on both the satellite and launch vehicle sides is mature enough to make it happen . many new successful companies have business plans based on nanosatellites , like skybox imaging , but the dedicated launcher that they would need , doesn’t exist yet . the launch industry needs to be transformed and adapt to the real necessity of providing small payloads with the flexibility to pick their own orbit and their launch date .
j osé mariano lópez - urdiales , ceo and founder of zero2infinity says : ‘nanosatellites today need to fly as secondary payloads , and hitchhike their way into orbit . we have been working on the idea for bloostar for years . now the technology on both the satellite and launch vehicle sides is mature enough to make it happen . many new successful companies have business plans based on nanosatellites , like skybox imaging , but the dedicated launcher that they would need , doesn’t exist yet . the launch industry needs to be transformed and adapt to the real necessity of providing small payloads with the flexibility to pick their own orbit and their launch date . we believe bloostar , as the first orbital rockoon , is the solution for clean , cost – effective and sustainable space access . ’
on a typical flight , after detaching from the balloon , both world view’s and zero2infinity’s capsules will descend under a kind of steerable parachute called a parafoil , which , when inflated , acts like a wing . world view tested its parafoil in february in a balloon drop from over 100 , 000 feet , something that had never been done . there were some differences in how it worked in thinner air , says maccallum , but “fundamentally , it flew . ” he has so much confidence in the controllability of a piloted descent that world view plans to put wheels on its capsule so that it can be landed at a downwind airport , rather than retrieved from wherever it happens to end up . world view’s design imperative for all stages of the flight , according to maccallum , is simple : “you won’t spill your drink . ”
the time factor is part of what drew luxury tourism executive philippe bourgignon to world view , but he’ll be bringing his wife , their two grown children , and his son - in - law . for him the balloon trip is spiritual , or perhaps sentimental : pressed for time by his job , bourgignon agreed to take several trips a year with his family to share incredible experiences together . his interest has nothing to do with thrill - seeking . “i would never do the rocket ride , ” he says . that’s a good sign that world view and zero2infinity are reading the market right . but how many philippe bourgignons are out there , and what is their attention span ? bourgignon admits he also wants to be one of the first to experience it—“it’s important to do it before it becomes kind of a normal thing . ”
in the zero2infinity flight , the balloon would take several hours to reach an adequate altitude . from that altitude , reached after several hours of flight , the passengers could see the curvature of our planet and the sun rise against the blackness of space . on the way back down to the ground , the procedure would be to cut off the cable between the balloon and the passenger capsule . in this moment the people on board could experience weightlessness for 40 to 60 seconds during free fall , until the parachute opens . the capsule that was tested could carry two people , in a laying down position . for convenience the future version of the balloons , called “bloons” by the company , would have a bagel - shaped capsule to provide standing place for 6 people . “that’s probably the biggest benefit private spaceflight will offer to civilians and members of the public , ” lopez - urdiales said . “the overview effect is personal experience , but then you share it . i think it goes a much longer way than bragging rights . ” but for now lópez - urdiales and his team are building another test balloon and capsule which could carry two people in an upright position .
even so , the survey questions asked respondents only about orbital and suborbital options ; at the time there was no balloon option . significantly more people said they’d be willing to shell out serious cash for a flight if , at some point in the future , they were able to take a companion , or if the fitness requirements were lowered , or if the company could largely eliminate the risk of being blown up . all of which are the balloon company’s biggest selling points over competitors virgin galactic and xcor , which are offering rocket - powered rides into suborbital space for $ 200 , 000 and $ 75 , 000 respectively . on a balloon ride to the stratosphere , there’s no fuel to explode and no reentry to botch . rocket rides require passengers to be strapped into seats most of the time , while balloon passengers will be permitted to get up and move around . rocket - riders will spend only about five minutes at altitude before they have to strap back in for the rapid descent ( “just about the time you get your wits about you and the person next to you stops throwing up , it’s time to come home , ” says world view’s maccallum ) , while balloons allow about two hours . balloons are slow , ascending at about 11 mph and descending not much faster . and unlike orbital and suborbital flights , passengers won’t need to undergo training or pass a fitness test . neither world view nor zero2infinity places restrictions on who can fly : the elderly and children are welcome . if you can fly on a commercial airliner , they say , you’re good to go , and you might find the balloon ride even gentler .
companies on both sides of the atlantic are building capsules to carry you into the stratosphere .
the six passengers arrive at the launch pad a few hours before dawn . they watch as the giant balloon , its material thin as a hair’s breadth , is filled with helium until it towers over their little capsule . the pilot and copilot repeat the safety procedures : buckle your safety belt during launch and landing , no smoking in the lavatory . the passengers strap in , the hatch is sealed , and the capsule and balloon are released . two hours later , they’re in what looks to most people like outer space .
by the time it stops rising , the balloon has expanded to about 40 million cubic feet , the size of a football stadium . it floats in the top of the sensible atmosphere like an ice cube in a glass of water ; it drifts slightly , but to the passengers , it feels virtually stationary . there’s no engine roar , no humming machinery ; the capsule is as quiet as a library . a gourmet breakfast is served , perhaps with mimosas from the bar . a few passengers slip on headphones to enjoy their own soundtracks for the sunrise . even after the sun emerges from behind the blue - rimmed curve of earth , at 100 , 000 feet , stars are visible in the black sky .
after a couple of hours of floating , it’s time to come home . the pilot flips a switch and the capsule detaches from the balloon , floating leisurely back to earth under a parachute .
you can make a reservation today for a trip just like this . and although it won’t happen this year , or even next , soon you can become a member of a very elite group : those who have traveled to the top of the stratosphere .
airliners can’t get you there , but one day soon a world view capsule ( concept ) might .
for around $ 130 , 000 , this view can be yours for a few hours . in 2012 , zero2inifinity tested a scale model of its bloon capsule in preparation for 2017 full - scale flights .
world view’s conceptual capsule on the way down . the maneuverable parafoil above will allow the crew to pick where downwind to land , and the full - scale version will have wheels , unlike ordinary gondolas .
x prize - winning flight of spaceshipone . neither company can offer a trip to space—in the united states you’re not considered an astronaut until you’ve cleared an altitude of 50 miles , well above the balloon trip’s ceiling—but they’re betting that near - space can offer a similar experience . for the past two years both companies have been testing and refining their concepts , using unmanned balloons to take up small scientific payloads , mostly commercial satellite elements for testing in near - space . both are taking modest deposits on the ticket price , with the assurance that in or around 2017 , ticketholders will be given a time window for their trip to the stratosphere .
people have been traveling into the stratosphere by balloon since 1931 , when auguste piccard and paul kipfer rode in a pressurized gondola ( piccard’s invention ) to 51 , 775 feet . a series of navy and air force programs in the 1950s and 1960s used pressure vessels or pressure suits to get balloonists higher , some to above 100 , 000 feet . skydiver nicholas piantanida set an unofficial record—123 , 500 feet—in 1966 , but a later attempt went awry when his helmet depressurized . his team brought the gondola down , but piantanida suffered brain damage from lack of oxygen . he died four months later .
high - altitude ballooning had claimed other lives over the years , and the elaborate life support systems created for both recent successes—felix baumgartner’s well - publicized leap from 127 , 852 feet and eustace’s later , higher one—make clear that ascents to the stratosphere require careful planning and protection . aerospace engineers have pretty much mastered the “shirt sleeves” environment for airplanes and space capsules . even in the worst - case life support scenario , the capsule can always detach and descend quickly back to breathable air , says taber maccallum , the chief technology officer at world view . “the consequences of a catastrophic failure in a balloon , ” he says , “are simply that you fly home . ” in a sudden decompression , he says , there is more than enough emergency oxygen on board . zero2inifinty’s capsule will seal off affected sections .
the absence of oxygen and lack of pressure are the gravest threats , but not the only problems . at high altitude , the temperatures are frigid . in the vacuum of space a capsule encounters no air molecules , so it loses heat relatively slowly through radiation . but when a balloon rising to very high altitudes encounters increasingly colder air ( as low as - 112 degrees fahrenheit ) , heat is transferred from the capsule’s surface to cooler air molecules just outside , and strong wind quickly replaces the now - heated air molecules with cold ones . properly insulating the capsule is one of the trickier engineering challenges ahead , as is balancing passenger comfort against avoiding problems like windows fogging up .
though it may seem counterintuitive , the least safe portion of a stratospheric balloon flight is right after launch , when the balloon is still close to the ground . if anything goes wrong , there isn’t much time for the pilot to open a parachute and steer the capsule to a safe landing . one way to mitigate the risk of trouble early in the flight is to take care that the ultra - thin polyethylene balloon doesn’t tear , so world view will use a crane to stand the balloon up before inflating it , bypassing the traditional processes of unrolling the balloon as it inflates or laying it out on the tarmac , both of which are more likely to lead to a tear .
testing thus far , including a flight hauling 130 pounds for nasa , shows a fairly benign descent . but the full - scale capsule and passengers will weigh 8 , 000 pounds in all . in theory , the parafoil simply needs to be proportionally larger as payload weight increases , and the company hopes to be flight testing with 8 , 000 - pound dummy capsules by the end of this year . but maccallum admits that , because parafoils are very rarely designed and used at this scale , testing could hit a wall . a giant parafoil could be harder to keep inflated than a smaller one , and the larger the backup chutes have to be , the more energy it will take to deploy them .
matthew nelson , an engineer at iowa state university and head of the stratospheric ballooning association , points out that coming down from the stratosphere isn’t an inherently gentle experience—payloads tend to tumble or spin as they fall through the thin air in the upper atmosphere , where the descent is hard to control . “i don’t know how comfortable that would be for the average person , ” nelson says . “you’re still going to land safely , but it might be a bit of a roller - coaster on the way down , at least for the first couple of minutes . ”
maccallum describes the flight as potentially life - changing , which is all the more reason to make sure that passengers have a chance to fully experience it however they choose ( he relishes the thought of “the ultimate facebook update” ) . world view customers will spend up to two hours earth - gazing—and according to maccallum , that’s the real beauty of the balloon—it will give the chance to really look around and appreciate the view .
a 2002 survey by consulting firm futron showed that seeing earth from space was a big reason for wanting to fly to space , but that potential space tourists were most strongly motivated by the possibility of being a pioneer . that could be bad news for the customer flow .
clint wallington , a professor at rochester institute of technology’s hospitality and tourism management department , has taught a course on space tourism , and points out that the number of people lining up for a stratosphere trip , however many there are at the start , could be self - limiting . “you’re going to see people who want to be ‘firsties’ as much as you see adventure people , ” he says , meaning that people might not want to do it if a thousand joe schmoes have already done it before them .
but it’s not entirely clear how such untrained and untested folks will react . “it’s just an unknown , ” says maccallum . “we’ve talked to doctors about it , flight surgeons , and the consensus is : who knows ? nobody’s ever taken a person to the stratosphere who wasn’t trained . ” that’s partly why both companies plan to have two pilots on a crew ; one will always be available to “deal with” passengers’ reactions , should the need arise .
nigel goode is a partner in the design firm priestman goode and head of the team designing the world view capsule’s interior . he says it’s the attention to detail that reminds passengers that they’re in a very expensive machine : “if anything , people will notice it more if it’s not quite as good” as their expectations . the trick to designing the capsule , he says , is to make the capsule not only safe , but safe - looking . “you look at an aircraft and you’re not thinking that the shell of that aircraft is only a couple of millimeters thick , ” he says . drinks and food will help . maccallum recalls the age of zeppelins , when luxury lounges were slung beneath airships like floating dining clubs . “no real spaceship should be without a bar , ” he says .
but clint wallington , the space tourism professor , doesn’t necessarily buy the balloon experience’s luxury element . storing , heating , and serving truly gourmet food might require more space , weight , and crew attention than the companies have to spare . “the posh factor , ” wallington says , “doesn’t add up to much .
”of course , some people may never feel comfortable with the risk of high - altitude flight . evan demestihas is a lifelong space enthusiast and one of world view’s early ticketholders , but his wife , who is also a space enthusiast , won’t be joining him . he is a bit of a thrill - seeker—in 2004 he took a mig flight to 80 , 000 feet . it wasn’t much of a trip , though—“it was 32 minutes , wheels up to wheels down . my adrenaline was barely kicking in when we landed”—which is why he says he’s interested in the world view experience .
the idea of a rocket / balloon or
rockoon
is not new . it dates back to 1949 , when the astrophysicist james a . van allen and others developed the concept as a way of sending sounding rockets to high altitudes without needing the additional fuel to punch their way through the mass of the earth ' s lower atmosphere . though the technology was used until the late 1950s , the inability to steer the balloon during its ascent and the subsequent inability to predict where the sounding rocket would fall made the approach rather unattractive from a safety point of view .


j. buck 's is a restaurant chain named after the buck family of broadcasters , jack buck , joe buck , and julie buck .

established in 1999 , j. buck 's operates 2 restaurants in greater st. louis , missouri .

the franchise closed on october 31 , 2015 .

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the downtown and clayton locations of j . buck’s continue to operate under new ownership .
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j . buck ' s and joe buck ' s restaurants to close j . buck ' s restaurant said friday it would close its clayton and downtown st . louis locations at the end of the month . check out this story on urltoken urltoken
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the last two locations of the j . buck ' s family of restaurants are closing their doors .
j . buck ' s restaurant in clayton and joe buck ' s restaurant in downtown st . louis have announced they will close at the end of the month .
blues forward radek dvorak pours a drink for a customer at j . buck ' s restaurant in clayton .
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history of buck ' s county / by william j . buck ; to which is appended a history of the township of wrightstown , by charles w . smith .
now , joe buck , the son of restaurant co - founder and former st . louis cardinals baseball announcer jack buck , will buy two of those locations . as a condition of the purchase , the remaining five j . buck ' s restaurants will lose the right to use the j . buck ' s name , effective jan . 15 .
in october , bodley buck llc , a new company formed by investors including broadcasters and siblings joe and julie buck , announced it would take over two j . buck’s locations , in clayton and downtown st . louis .
inspired by the legendary st . louis broadcasting family of jack , joe and julie buck , j . buck ' s is owned by a local partnership that includes the buck family . away from the table , j . buck ' s is faithful to the buck family belief in community investment , helping to raise money and awareness for may charitable organizations . now in our second decade , j . buck ' s promises an experience as genuine as the loyal and discerning guests who have made our restaurant a st . louis tradition .
it ' s a natural motto for j . buck ' s restaurant , which is named for the late mr . buck and his children , julie and joe , who also have broadcasting credentials . j . buck ' s opened this month way , way out on illinois 9 in bloomington , by the airport and next to buffalo wild wings .
j . buck ’s restaurant said friday it would close its clayton and downtown st . louis locations at the end of the month .
a letter describing pearl buck’s committee appointment — the first piece of evidence uncovering the true identity of “mrs . richard j . walsh” !
j . buck ' s restaurant is located at 3203 e . empire st . , bloomington . ( pantagraph / carlos t . miranda )
j . buck ' s restaurant said friday it would close its clayton and downtown st . louis locations at the end of the month .
j buck ' s is located near the cities of dardenne prairie , ofallon , dardenne township , lake saint louis , and lake st louis .
the owners of joe buck ' s restaurant in downtown st . louis and j . buck ' s in clayton announced today that they would be closing the eateries after dinner service on october 30 , blaming
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by : buck , william j . ( william joseph ) , 1825 - 1901 published : ( 1991 )
albrecht said he and the restaurant’s namesake , the buck family , decided to donate 10 percent of the restaurant’s sales through oct . 30 to st . louis children’s hospital .
fresh - cut portabella mushrooms texas hand - breaded with j . buck ' s special seasoned panko & comma ; served with house - made horseradish sauce
by : buck , william j . ( william joseph ) , 1825 - 1901 . published : ( 1859 )
by : buck , william j . ( william joseph ) , 1825 - 1901 . published : ( 1855 )
by : buck , william j . ( william joseph ) , 1825 - 1901 . published : ( 1887 )
by : buck , william j . ( william joseph ) , 1825 - 1901 . published : ( 1886 )
by : buck , william j . ( william joseph ) , 1825 - 1901 . published : ( 1888 )
j . buck’s restaurants in fairview heights and bloomington , ill . , also previously closed , with the bloomington location now housing another restaurant under new ownership .
hand - sliced idaho potato chips fried and seasoned to perfection & comma ; served with j . buck ' s special recipe house - made french onion dip
hand - sliced idaho potato chips fried and seasoned to perfection & comma ; served with j . buck ' s special recipe house - made french onion dip
those with unused gift cards to the restaurants can mail them to the company for a refund of the remaining balance at : j . buck ’s / joe buck’s restaurants , p . o . box 12465 , st . louis , mo 6313 2 - 9998 .
j . buck ' s is located near the cities of saint louis , st louis , east st louis , east st louis , and east st louis township .
these dishes from the j buck ' s menu are contributed by menuism users directly , as part of a restaurant review , or as part of a photo upload .
j . buck ' s opened in 1999 ; the downtown location followed in 2006 . until they close , the two restaurants intend to donate 10 percent of their sales to st . louis children ' s hospital .
the local management and menu will remain the same , said larry hundman , a co - owner of the j . buck ' s building at 3212 e . empire st .
ted geiger is the founder behind j . buck ' s . he had the concept before approaching jack buck with a business proposition . jack responded with a suggestion of spreading the name to his children , not just singling himself out . deal .
referred to by her married name , “mrs . richard j . walsh , ” pearl s . buck was hidden in aauw’s archives , allowing her work and contributions to easily go unnoticed . this is a frustrating , but not uncommon , occurrence to anyone working with women’s collections in archives !
bloomington - bloomington ' s j . buck ' s restaurant will operate under a new name in january . the name change , which is expected to be announced within the next two months , is the result of an ownership change within the restaurant chain .
lauren spellmeyer , a spokeswoman for west county center , confirmed that the j . buck’s there has closed . she said the center , owned by cbl & associates properties inc . , has had some leads on filling the space that it’s pursuing , but declined to elaborate .
bloomington’s j . buck’s restaurant will operate under a new name in january . the name change , which is expected to be announced within the next two months , is the result of an ownership change within the restaurant chain . ( pantagraph file photo / carlos t . miranda )
it ' s one last postseason for the buck family — or , at least , for the restaurant operation that bears their name .
in the future , i will have my eyes open for “mrs . richard j . walsh” ( and the many other women with hidden identities ) . she will not be overlooked . she is now the pearl s . buck and will always occupy an important place in aauw’s history .
at j . buck ' s we only use superior products like grass - fed and certified black angus beef . free - range chicken and market - fresh fish . in our kitchens , we work hard to treat quality …
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joe buck ' s restaurant , 1000 clark ave . , downtown , st . louis , missouri , 314 . 436 . 0394 , urltoken
the j . buck’s restaurants at west county center in des peres , mo . , and in springfield , mo . , closed last week , and the o’fallon , mo . , location might soon be taking on another name .
the restaurant is named after st . louis broadcasters julie buck , joe buck and their father , jack buck . at one time seven of the restaurants were open , with royalties paid to the bucks for their names and likenesses .
julie buck hosts a weekday show on klou - fm , and her brother , joe buck , is fox sports ' lead play - by - play announcer . they are children of the late st . louis cardinals sportscaster jack buck .
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the full - service restaurant , which opened in october 2007 , is owned by st . louis - based wag , llc . it is part of a chain established in 1999 that is comprised of seven j . buck ' s restaurants in illinois and missouri .
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i ' ve never had a bad experience at j bucks , but i ' ve never really had a remarkable one here , either . it ' s one of those places that i avoid , unless someone really wants to meet here . don ' t get me wrong , the bartenders and servers are all very nice . the beer selection is fine and they even offer a decent happy hour . it ' s just the fact that j buck ' s is always crowded and i don ' t really understand why . there are so many other great happy hour spots in clayton , why would you stick around at a mediocre establishment ? maybe it ' s the clientele that irks me . usually it ' s full of people who want to be
somebody
but didn ' t get the memo that the a - listers don ' t hang out at j buck ' s . it ' s kind of sad . but not sad enough to get more than three stars from me : )
meanwhile , the 1165 technology drive restaurant location in o’fallon , mo . , removed the j . buck’s signs there last week and the restaurant has closed . but the o’fallon city council agenda for thursday night indicates that a liquor license request for a logan’s restaurant will come before the council . a spokeswoman for the nashville , tenn . - based logan’s roadhouse chain said it is not one of their company - owned or franchise locations .
at j . buck ' s we only use superior products like grass - fed and certified black angus beef . free - range chicken and market - fresh fish . in our kitchens , we work hard to treat quality ingredients with care and respect . we believe food can be easy or it can be great . that ' s why we smoke out meats for 16 hours . it ' s the reason we make our soups from scratch . we care about the food and you ' ll know it when you taste it . there are a lot of great restaurants in st . louis . we pledge to give you a great meal and a great experience . j . buck ' s : classic american fare done the way you deserve
joe buck — owns a small percentage of the group but is not a majority stakeholder . )
william j . buck’s history of bucks county ( 1855 ) is available on cd - rom . copies of his “washington’s encampment at neshaminy , warwick township , bucks county , pa , in august 1777” ( published at his expense in 1896 ) can be found in local research facilities such as the david library of the american revolution in washington crossing , pa ( visit urltoken ) . helen gemmill’s article on the encampment is excerpted elsewhere on this web site .
server doug schmitt , right , delivers soup and salads to scott and chris deal , left , and karen wyant , center , all of bloomington , at j . buck ' s restaurant in bloomington . the deals and wyant were celebrating chris ' birthday . ( pantagraph / carlos t . miranda )
i ' ve been dining and cocktailing at j . buck ' s since it first opened and i ' ve watched as the management , ownership and menus have turned over a number of times . the food is always good and the place continues to be busy but it just seems a . . .
the bucks had not previously invested in the restaurants . wag restaurants , headed by local restaurateur ted geiger , at one time operated seven j . buck’s locations , using the bucks’ likenesses and names under a royalties agreement . that agreement ended this month . wag retained control of all the locations but the downtown and clayton restaurants .
the restaurant’s owners said in a release that rising operational costs had led them to shutter the restaurants , at 101 s . hanley road in clayton and 1000 clark ave . downtown .
this original location of j . buck ' s has been serving up upscale bar food since 1999 . the restaurant offers lunch specials , which makes it a popular spot for clayton professionals . the menu features wings , flat - bread pizzas , sandwiches , burgers and steaks . appetizers include the traditional american faves , including spinach - artichoke dip , soft pretzels and toasted ravioli . bigger bites include a roasted portabella sandwich , cajun grilled mahi mahi and , for dinner , baby - back ribs , steak or chicken carbonara and parmesan - and - herb - crusted tilapia . diners can sit inside or , on nice days , enjoy j . buck ' s patio .
we mourn when the cardinals fail , and we mourned when we lost our broadcasting icon jack buck in 2002 .
no words were more welcome in the living room , the pub and the car than that classy man ' s expression at the final out .
that ' s a winner .
twelve years ago , before he ever laced up the skates to play hockey , the blues forward spent a summer working as a waiter at perkins restaurant in his hometown of elk river , minnesota . the experience he received that summer helped him manage a busy night delivering food and drinks to delighted fans at j . buck’s restaurant in clayton .
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“the buck family and i agree that we want to go out on a positive note . both joe’s family and mine have long - standing relationships with st . louis children’s hospital . as a tribute to our terrific employees and customers we are donating 10 perecent of our sales at both restaurants from now through oct . 30 to support the hospital and its work . ”
in the bar , you will find an advertisement - mirror with a cubs logo . that ' s a bit of pandering to the local favorite team , i suppose , or perhaps it ' s just an acknowledgement of home field .
“now i know what [ bartenders ] are going through , ” rivers said . “i don’t think there’s going to be a career move anytime soon , but i respect a lot what these guys do back here . it’s not real easy . ”
the three best known 19 th century chroniclers of bucks county history are j . h . battle , william j . buck , and w . w . h . davis . each wrote a history of bucks county , but only davis’ work is accessible via the internet . davis did not cover the camp at neshamini [ sic ] in his original 1876 edition . he added that material to his 1905 edition . the table of contents and illustrations for a merged version of his history can be found at
nobel prize - winning author pearl buck is born in west virginia to parents on furlough from their missionary work in china . the family soon returned to china , where buck lived for the better part of 40 years . her novel the good earth ( 1930 ) , describing peasant life in china , became an international bestseller .
buck created several charitable foundations for asian - american children abroad , including an adoption agency . she spoke strongly against the internment of japanese during world war ii and wrote a letter of protest to the new york times in 1954 that helped change immigration policy . she received many awards for her humanitarian activities . buck died in 1973 .
in buck ' s day ( and continuing ) we expected winners , but moreover we demanded fundamentals . we applauded guys when they grounded out to the second baseman , thereby advancing the runner from second to third , or when a cardinal made a smart hustle play . i ' ll never forget fernando vina ' s face when we gave him a standing ovation for being out at the plate on a great try his first weekend as a cardinal .
but i choose to believe we generally hold ourselves to a high standard of sportsmanship . and i think sportscaster jack buck had more than a little to do with that .
geiger ' s partners are mandi boehringer , jeff constance and mark otter . drew barrett is general manager in bloomington ; kenneth hardiman is chef .
buck’s work did not end with the era . in 1941 , concerned about the rise of fascism in europe and its limiting effects on the position of women , buck wrote of men and women , a collection of nine essays about gender relations in america . in this work , she lamented that american women too often allowed themselves to be relegated to the home and let their intellectual curiosity and desire to learn die . for buck , it was time for women to step up and demand the same opportunities as men . she wrote that a woman “may sit upon a throne and rule a nation , she may sit upon the bench and be a judge , she may be the foreman in a mill , and she could be a bridge builder or a machinist or anything else . ” the only obstacle to this was tradition to which buck admonished women , “break it . ”
at the time the start of bodley buck llc was announced , the bucks said they planned to maintain the current staff at the downtown and clayton restaurants and expand the downtown location .
buck’s relationship with aauw continued after her committee tenure ended . in 1948 , she invited aauw director kathryn mchale to a meeting of the east and west association , a recently formed organization designed to foster understanding between asia and america . she also continued writing prolifically , and she established welcome house , an adoption agency for asian american children .
most people know pearl s . buck ( 1892 –1973 ) as the pulitzer prize - and nobel prize - winning author who lived in china as a missionary and whose experiences there influenced her writing . but how many know of her commitment to and work on one of the most important legislative issues for women , the equal rights amendment ( era ) ?
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at the battle of mechanicsville , virginia , confederate general robert e . lee’s army of northern virginia strikes union general george b . mcclellan’s army of the potomac , beginning the seven days’ battles . although the confederates sustained heavy losses and did not succeed in decisively defeating the yankees , the battle had unnerved mcclellan . . . .
in 1930 , buck created a literary sensation with the good earth . her novel won the pulitzer and nobel prizes and was translated into 30 languages . in the ’30s , the good earth and other novels and stories by buck were more widely read in europe than those of any other american author . however , today few of her 80 novels and books retain as much interest as the good earth .
i traveled to st louis for work for 3 days and was pouring rain . i ate at j . bucks for lunch and dinner 2 days in a roll . food is great , staff are friendly . sorry to see it closing .
in retaliation for an iraqi plot to assassinate former u . s . president george bush during his april visit to kuwait , president bill clinton orders u . s . warships to fire tomahawk cruise missiles at iraqi intelligence headquarters in downtown baghdad . on april 13 , 1993 , the day before george bush was scheduled to visit kuwait . . .
buck was a member of the aauw philadelphia ( pa ) branch , and in 1942 she became active at the national level , serving on the aauw committee on the economic and legal status of women . as a member of this committee , buck studied and discussed subjects such as equal pay , equal rank for women in the armed services , the fight to repeal discriminatory employment practices against married women , and the era .
on this day in 1956 , the u . s . congress approves the federal highway act , which allocates more than $ 30 billion for the construction of some 41 , 000 miles of interstate highways ; it will be the largest public construction project in u . s . history to that date . among the pressing questions involved in passing highway . . .
the shift of fighter - bomber squadrons , involving up to 150 u . s . planes and more than 2 , 000 pilots from da nang , to bases in thailand is completed . the shift was necessitated by the pending withdrawal of the u . s . infantry brigade that provided security for flyers at da nang . the departure of the . . .
gen . william westmoreland , senior u . s . military commander in vietnam , is given formal authority to commit american troops to battle when he decides they are necessary “to strengthen the relative position of the gvn [ government of vietnam ] forces . ” this authorization permitted westmoreland to put his forces on the offensive . heretofore , u . s . . . .
university of alberta press , edmonton , 1979 . trade paperback . condition : very good . 204pp . , index , biblio . , notes , ill . , maps . very light wear . signed with inscription by author ; previous owner ' s name . size : 8vo - over 7¾
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throughout , you will find photos of the bucks , many with various celebrities and stars . that feels like st . louis , even if it ' s advertised as a general broadcasting theme .
doug albrecht , the managing partner of the group that bought the two restaurants in 2008 , said in a press release that he would not be renewing the lease for either location . ( the buck family — which , of course , includes
we are staying down the street for a swim meet this weekend . the bellman suggested we come down to j bucks . glad he recommended it . the menu was big . food was very delicious and reasonably priced . we all had flatbreads / pizza and they were all good . . . .
obviously we are biased regarding the significance of the moland house . but what have other people and organizations decided about the moland house being “worthy ? ” let’s see where the camp on neshamini creek is on the record .
in truth , the name only gives a theme for the interior . i mean , joe buck isn ' t barbecuing in back . the professionals do that part . but you put that kind of label on a place , and you ' d better deliver on some fundamentals .
hinote served as a waiter for the team’s third celebrity waiter night . his teammates acted as hosts , waiters and bartenders for the event , which raised money to benefit the fourteen fund and gave fans a chance to meet their favorite blues players .
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the pennsylvania historical & museum commission ( phmc ) has a web site for pennsylvania’s historic architecture & archaeology ( pa arch ) which provides public access to pennsylvania’s inventory of national historic landmarks and national register of historic places . at this site , you will find the original , complete nomination form which includes a link to the registration form on file with the national register of historic places . we suggest reading section 7 – description and section 8 – significance on the national register form . some of these forms contain floor plans and photographs .
university of alberta press , edmonton , ab , 1979 . maps ( illustrator ) . 1st printing . 8vo , pp . 204 . former owner ' s name on front free endpaper - no other markings . isbn 088864051x large format soft cover book in near fine condition .
food was not bad . children ' s portions were better then adult meals . restaurant was not that busy and our server though nice did not get back to our table very well . cardinals game just ended and we feel bad for all the people now coming into . . .
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“it’s a great event for us . the players love doing it , ” stempniak said . “i have a lot of fun just talking to people , getting to know the fans and what they enjoy . just to know the people in st . louis is a lot of fun . ”
all sandwiches are served with choice of : creamy coleslaw & comma ; onion rings & comma ; fruit & comma ; white cheddar macaroni with applewood - smoked bacon & comma ; carole ' s house - made chips & comma ; french fries or mixed green salad . available as a half sandwich wit
young pearl learned to speak chinese before english . she returned to the u . s . to attend college , then married an american agriculture specialist in china . the two settled down to live in the province where she later set the good earth . the couple later moved to nanking to teach college .
following lieutenant colonel george custer’s death the previous day in the battle of the little big horn , major marcus reno takes command of the surviving soldiers of the 7th cavalry . a west point graduate who fought for the north during the civil war , marcus reno was an experienced soldier and officer . . . .
buck was one of three members of the aauw committee who were pro - era and who wrote and spoke out in favor of the amendment . why , might you ask , would aauw leaders select committee members who were at odds with the official position ? as educated women , they strove for a balanced representation of opinion and debated and reconsidered every issue , especially the controversial ones .
margaret harold is shot and killed while out for a drive with her boyfriend near annapolis , maryland . her killer swerved in front of the couple’s car , approached with a . 38 revolver , and shot harold in the side of the face , while her boyfriend managed to escape . investigating police found an . . .
strom thurmond , who served in the united states senate for a record 46 years , dies on this day in 2003 . thurmond’s long and controversial political career had ended with his retirement one year earlier . thurmond was born on december 5 , 1902 , in edgefield , south carolina , where he also died . . . .
aauw officially adopted a position against the era at the 1939 national convention . at the time , many organizations working for women’s equality opposed this amendment because of concerns that the era would weaken other active pieces of legislation designed to protect women . these organizations believed in legal equality for women but disagreed over the method to obtain it .
during world war i , the first 14 , 000 u . s . infantry troops land in france at the port of saint nazaire . the landing site had been kept secret because of the menace of german submarines , but by the time the americans had lined up to take their first salute on french soil , . . .
on this day in 1948 , u . s . and british pilots begin delivering food and supplies by airplane to berlin after the city is isolated by a soviet union blockade . when world war ii ended in 1945 , defeated germany was divided into soviet , american , british and french zones of occupation . the city of . . .
in a ceremony presided over by u . s . president dwight d . eisenhower and queen elizabeth ii , the st . lawrence seaway is officially opened , creating a navigational channel from the atlantic ocean to all the great lakes . the seaway , made up of a system of canals , locks , and dredged waterways , extends a . . .
on this day in 1998 , the classic civil war - era blockbuster gone with the wind , originally released in 1939 , is re - released in u . s . theaters by new line pictures . produced by david o . selznick and based on the mega - best - selling novel of the same name by margaret mitchell , gone with the wind made its . . .
eh , i consider this restaurant a
hit or a miss
kind of experience . i came here at a work after party after having a lot of fun at cafe napoli . i had a blueberry martini for a first drink and it was very disappointing . the drink was way too bitter and it didn ' t carry enough sweetness . we ordered appetizers , which consisted of mac & cheese , fried chicken fingers and regular fries . the chicken was excellent , very moist and tender . however , i could say that the mac & cheese was probably not the best i have had . i can actually make better mac & cheese out of the box , or home - made . for the price : the experience was not worth it . i consider jack buck and joe buck to be both st . louis giants , but they completely did not create a home run with me with this restaurant . they desperately need to upgrade and improve their menus .
joe’s is a convenient walk from the westin hotel where we were staying . as we had just arrived in st . louis and it was getting late , it worked out perfectly for us . we split an order of the most luscious ribs . they were melt - in - your - mouth fabulous . the sides we chose were mac and cheese and onion rings , also good . as we . . .
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after a great day in clayton , i decided to sit down with a few friends at j bucks and have lunch . the wait staff was very friendly and professional , and we were seated right away . i ordered a buffalo chicken salad , which was large and delicious . the others i was with were a bit picky and ordered all kinds of
custom
entrees . the staff was able to keep up with my
picky
friends and gladly kept our drinks full . this was a great lunch , and at a cost i could be happy with . definitely worth a try in clayton .
for my order , the waitress pointed to the tilapia , an $ 18 meal that sounds amazing . it ' s sautéed and served with mushrooms and a cream sauce . but i was angling mid - range and ended up with stone - fired margherita pizza . thin , crispy , delightful and served with elegance - and goat cheese . the total was $ 12 . 03 , counting tax , and i could have used a little help finishing it .
went here for clayton restaurant week , and wasn ' t all that impressed . i thought the filet oscar was going to be a real good value with app and dessert for $ 25 , but the filet was not mignon , it was a tenderloin and tasted more like a strip . i wouldn ' t say it was bad though , but the polenta cake was a joke it was so bland . they shouldn ' t have attempted this . the beet salad was ok and the dessert was really good . but that ' s because it was from hank ' s and not their own . my girlfriend got the lobster bisque , and it wasn ' t great either . the hostess wasn ' t friendly at all and the waiter took way too long between visits . he also had to come back twice to ask what we ordered and how we wanted the meat cooked . is there a rule against writing down the food order ? this isn ' t a place i would come back to .
i was a part of a reserved party in the joe buck room . service was solid , and the food was good , but not great . i had the meat board , which included a choice of 3 meats ( 4choices , pulled pork , brisket , turkey , or sausage ) . i went with turkey , sausage and brisket , which i would only regret one . . . brisket was dry and the fat was on the tough side , so i would not recommend . turkey was delicious and had great flavor as did the sausage . the cole slaw side was decent , but forgettable . the grass fed ribeye that my neighbor had looked excellent , as did some of the other entrees in the room .
had a social event here last night . in terms of the atmosphere , it was pretty nice , the bar area was very roomy . the appetizers we had were : 1 . some honey mustard concoction ( tasty but i wish i knew what it was kinda . . . ) 2 . bread sticks with cheese dip 3 . fried ravoli 4 . some vegan wrap 5 . fruit platter 6 . spring rolls 7 . lots of booze the wait staff was attentive and pretty chill . it ' s a pretty decent place to have a corporate event or large event because of the space and also the free parking . can be pretty difficult to find parking in clayton afterall .
i ended up eating here cause it was close to where i was working while in town . they have grass fed beef which i really appreciate . i had an amazing st . louis cheesesteak sandwich . i think it was the best i ' ve ever had . the meat was tender and generous and they put a very nice horseradish sauce on it along with banana peppers . the french dip was also very good . lots of juicy meat and it will not leave you hungry . the staff was friendly and they have a good beer selection . lots of t . v . ' s as well so if you ' re a sports fan , you ' ll be in heaven .
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stopped in before the blues game ( good location between cards / blues ) and enjoyed the atmosphere and décor . fast , friendly service dishing out above average tavern food with many choices . i was a tad put off that my brisket wasn ' t hot , thus making it chewy . it was . . .
my son and i had 2 hours to kill before the cards / reds game and popped by for some bbq , we were not disappointed . i had burnt ends and he had the pulled pork and turkey breast . we were both satisfied . personally , i compare every bbq . . .
met friends here after a cardinals game . fun atmosphere . great food . it made the whole game day experience a good time . the service was outstanding - fun and very helpful . drinks were kept full and the food was wonderful . very reasonable prices compared to my . . .
if you stop in , be sure to ask what they have available from the hidden menu ! i don ' t normally eat a lot of food , but i finished everything on my plate ! the food was perfectly seasoned and cooked , and the server kept my glass full . . .
i popped in for a late dinner with a coworker on a business trip . restaurant wasn ' t busy at all but for some reason it took all of 10 minutes for the hostess to get waitstaff to stop by our table . i jumped all in for . . .
we stopped in for a quick dinner before a cards game and came away thinking we ' d never go back here . the food here is sooooo over - rated . each of our sandwiches tasted like it had been pre - cooked for days on end and then briefly warmed prior . . .
staying downtown to catch a cards game and wanted to eat before going in . i had the 2 meat plate which included one side for $ 14 . brisket and pulled pork . pork was smokey and very good . brisket was a bit dry but good . sweet potato . . .
we were on a quick turn - around . . . needed a meal prepared quickly . our server was very attentive , made sure our order was taken immediately , served efficiently and the bill paid delivered so we could leave in under 75 minutes . the food was wonderful looking forward to a . . .
this place has a good amount of items on the menu . the bbq dinner was decent , although i would expect better in missouri . the full bar had a large assortment of beers along with other cocktails .
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decent food but preferred the appetizers . really thought the name brought you in but the entrees were average . i will stop for a drink but will not bring back customers . believe that it is far overrated .
food was better than ok , but not great , and service was inattentive and slow . pre - dinner cocktail glassware and finished entree plates sat on table far too long . maybe better training or management involvement would help ? i just expect more at clayton location and this price . . .
went here with friends before a cardinals game . we were staying at the sheraton which is very nice and close and then could walk to the metrolink station to head to the stadium . the food here is good , a little nicer than typical bar food . . . .
had lunch here . was good food . we did a takeout to our office . sandwiches were all good . i ' ll try dinner there next time . probably a higher - end lunch place in the area .
love this place . great for a family outing , a date , or a business lunch / dinner . food is good and staff very friendly . you cant go wrong !
i decided to stop in here one night for dinner as it was near my hotel . i got there late and the place wasn ' t crowded so i decided to sit at the bar . the server came up right away and took my drink order then . . .
the brisket sandwich was excellent . the bbq meat is excellent . kids meals were very good . service was excellent and wanted to make sure we had a great time while visiting . their kids ice cream that came with the meal was excellent !
visited for dinner and was very good . selected the 3 meats turkey , pulled pork and brisket . served with three different sauce options . side was mac and cheese but it wasn ' t that good . service was decent and chewy caramel desert was ok but would order chocolate . . .
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went here to watch the nba playoffs . the waitstaff was accommodating and changed the channel to the game . yay ! we had the wings , tasty and not skimpy . i would recommend it with their buffalo sauce .
this place is hard to assess . i came here two different times and had two different experiences , both for lunch . the first time i came , we had a large party , they couldn ' t give us a table and we had to put together two tables with bar like stools . they weren ' t as comfortable as a table but will do . we ordered food and it took literally forever to come . the second time it was busy , we didn ' t get a table and our food came pretty quick . it primarily is a meat place . i had the salmon spinach salad ( minus the bacon ) . they give you a lot of spinach and the salmon was about 5 oz . the salmon was grilled perfectly , not dry or fishy , and still retained its juice . they have other fish options too , maybe i ' ll try those another time .
very nice service . . . the food is simply nothing special . very expensive for what you get . out of our party of 12 three people got stomach aches that night we are not sure what it was .
wow wow wow . i came here last minute last night to meet up with my boyfriend and three of our other friends for some drinks and dinner . i ordered their small plates which consisted of their crab cakes with avocado on top and as well as their original flatbread pizza which had prosciutto and arugula on top . i also had ordered with a glass of riesling and it was the perfect pairing . pros : for a saturday night , the bar was not too crowded and our server , ricki was very attentive and brought our drinks and foods quickly ! cons : none . i can ' t wait to come back here again !