Field tests with #X.2

In the quest for reaching ever more extreme environments and setting out on ever more delicate expeditions there is an ongoing development of ever more capable Moonhouse models. The Moonhouse #X-series are the prototypes of tomorrow’s Moonhouse models. Before the X-series the prototype models were part of the nominal series. Examples are the plastic #2.18 and the negative #1.5. The #X.1 is the first of the moonhouses made from clay. The #X.1 is of similar size as the #3-series and has negative bouyancy in water, meaning that it will sink to the bottom. The #X.2 is similar to #X.1 as it is made from the same material but where the X.1 is comparable in size to the #3-series, the #X.2 is comparable in size to the #2-series. The #X.2 also features a a base magnet making it attachable to magnetic surfaces.

Any prototype has to be tested and Moonhouse #X.2 is no exception. On May 12 endavoured on its first expedition, with Emil Vinterhav to Konradsberg. See the results below.

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#X.2 20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2
20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2  20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2
20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2  20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2
20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2  20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2
20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2  20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2
20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2  20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2
20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2  20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2
20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2  20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

#X.2
20140512 Konradsberg, Stockholm, Emil Vinterhav

One step closer to space

#2.24 The Giant at the ESA Exhibition at ESTEC in the Netherlands. Emil Vinterhav, October 10, 2013

#2.24 The Giant at the ESA Exhibition at ESTEC in the Netherlands. Emil Vinterhav, October 10, 2013

On October 2, 2013 the Moonhouse came a step closer to space when Emil Vinterhav and Moonhouse #2.24 explored ESTEC, the technology facility of ESA in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. It is seen in the picture above in front of the out door model of the bus size flagship satellite Envisat the the ESA/ESTEC exhibition and below in the rainbow hallway of ESTEC.

Congratulations Emil Vinterhav on your successful expedition and fair winds for your coming adventures.

#2.24 The Giant in the Rainbow hallway at ESTEC. Emil Vinterhav, October 10, 2013

#2.24 The Giant in the Rainbow hallway at ESTEC. Emil Vinterhav, October 10, 2013

Space Weather

Sini merikallio brought Moonhouse #2.14 to the Finnish Meteorological Institute on July 10, 2013. Here depicted in the Magnetosphere.

Sini merikallio brought Moonhouse #2.14 to the Finnish Meteorological Institute on July 10, 2013. Here depicted in the Magnetosphere.

Moonhouse #2.14 has been on an exotic expedition exploring different aspects of space weather. At the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) the house has explored the conditions in the Magnetosphere (image above). The solar wind (below) and the weather at FMI itself. The Magnetosphere is as the reader is certainly aware of the region in space cloest to Earth where the magnetic field is dominated by the Earth magnetic field. There are other magnetospheres in the Solar System around Jupiter and around the Sun itself to mention two. The electric solar sail (ESAIL) is a novel technology for interplanetary transport that is successfully promoted by FMI. ESAIL relies on borrowing impulse from the Solar wind to propel a space system without carrying reaction mass on board. in the lower of the two images the house explores the outdoor environment at FMI in Helsinki where Moonhouse HQ has first hand experience of the harshness of the weather conditions that can prevail.

Congratulations Sini on your successful expedition. We wish you fair winds on your coming expeditions.

Sini merikallio brought Moonhouse #2.14 to the Finnish Meteorological Institute on July 10, 2013. Right next to the electric solar sail, a presumptive ride.

Sini merikallio brought Moonhouse #2.14 to the Finnish Meteorological Institute on July 10, 2013. Right next to the electric solar sail, a presumptive ride.

Sini merikallio brought Moonhouse #2.14 to the Finnish Meteorological Institute on July 10, 2013. Right next to the space flower no doubt.

Sini merikallio brought Moonhouse #2.14 to the Finnish Meteorological Institute on July 10, 2013. Right next to the space flower no doubt.

On Thin Air

Moonhouse #2.9 enrout to Stockholm from Budapest. Carl Nordlund July 1, 2013

Moonhouse #2.9 en route to Stockholm from Budapest. Carl Nordlund July 1, 2013

Moonhouse #2.9 -. The Budapest is now in Sweden. Explorer Carl Nordlund brought it along from Budapest and seized the opportunity to document the journey en route from Budapest to Stockholm. This is possibly the first documented expedition on thin air.

Congratulations Carl your successful expedtion and fair winds for your and Moonhouse #2.9’s coming adventures.

Fly me to the Moon

Emil Vinterhav brought Moonhouse #3.1 to the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget on June 19, 2013

Emil Vinterhav brought Moonhouse #3.1 to the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget on June 19, 2013


Last week was the time for one of the biggest events in aviation, The Paris Air Show at Le Bourget. Le Bourget is the airport where Charles Lindbergh landed with his Spirit of Saint Louis after performing the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic. Most of the worlds aviation industry was represented at the event that also featured daily demonstration flights with the Airbus A380 and the Sukhoi SH-35, displays of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, air acrobatics and more.

House #3.1 was there too of course. In the above picture it is seen on the roof of Breitlings Bently.

Location:Le Bourget, France

Motor Home

Michael Danielsson tries the Moonhouse brand of a motor home. House #2.32 on the bonnet of his Rosengart 1928 on May 24, 2013.

Michael Danielsson tries the Moonhouse brand of a motor home. House #2.32 on the bonnet of his Rosengart 1928 on May 24, 2013.

Michael Danielsson reports from a historical motor home expedition. Here we see house #2.32 on the bonnet of his Rosengart 1928 on May 24, 2013. As we can see it is a home blessed with a guardian angel.

If you, like some of the Moonhouse Expedition Crew, only have a faint idea about what a Rosengart is, Wikipedia has articles about the cars and the man behind them beworth browsning.

Congratualtions Michael to your successful expedition. We look forward to hearing from your coming adventures.