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Val
Risen From Ashes
Joined: 18 Feb 2002
Posts: 14724
Location: Utah, USA |
| SpaceShipOne Wins $10M After 2nd Flight |
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A stout, star-spangled rocket plane broke through the Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space Monday for the second time in five days, capturing a $10 million prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists.
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It's always cool to see history in the making. And it's hilarious to see private investors build a space craft that can be towed away by a pick-up truck as opposed to that monstrosity that tows the shuttles around. 
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EverythingXen
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Yeah, but SSOne is a space taxi, not a space big rig. You'd hope you could tow a taxi with more ease than an 18 wheeler.
And as to the x-prize win....
 It's not fair! We were so close.... the Da Vinci project would have worked! Canada's craft would have actually earned money from the X-Prize ... instead of spending 20 million to win a 10 million prize.
Oh well. History is history... but I expect that nothing will come of this except some overpriced rich 5 minute tours of space for a very long time. It's not like this technology can be used to deploy full sized private satellites (now, the new micro "Cube" sattelites are another thing) or create a trans-orbital airliner (which could make the flight from California to Japan in a ridiculously short time by leaving orbit, going against the rotation of the earth, and re-entering).
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Tue Oct 05, 2004 3:33 pm |
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Chekote
Where’s my Banana?!?!
Joined: 08 Mar 2002
Posts: 1540
Location: Dont know, looks kind of green |
Apparently there is now a $50Million prize for the first private spacecraft in orbit. I know there is more to it than that, but I cant remember the details.
Obviously there are plenty of private satelites in orbit. I will post more info if I manage to find the link again.
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Tue Oct 05, 2004 5:17 pm |
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Conan The Librarian
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Joined: 27 May 2004
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Who will get the franchise on the sick bags?
NASA has the expertise but Virgin has the marketing.
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Dhruin
Stranger In A Strange Land
Joined: 20 May 2002
Posts: 1825
Location: Sydney, Australia |
It's fantastic news all round. The commercialisation of space flight can only serve to improve technology and open new frontiers. I look forward to booking my seat one day...after I figure out how to win the lottery...
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Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:19 am |
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erik
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Joined: 08 Sep 2003
Posts: 477
Location: The Netherlands |
quote:
Originally posted by Dhruin
I look forward to booking my seat one day...after I figure out how to win the lottery...
If you do so, are you prepared to tell us about it? |
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Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:52 am |
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Chekote
Where’s my Banana?!?!
Joined: 08 Mar 2002
Posts: 1540
Location: Dont know, looks kind of green |
If you dont want your immune system fried, make sure you wear a lead suit 
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Thu Oct 07, 2004 3:25 pm |
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Val
Risen From Ashes
Joined: 18 Feb 2002
Posts: 14724
Location: Utah, USA |
quote:
Originally posted by Conan The Librarian
Who will get the franchise on the sick bags?
NASA has the expertise but Virgin has the marketing.
I'm waiting for the first soda bottle shaped rocket with a Pepsi logo on it.
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