X prize flight, page 1

posted on Jun, 4 2004 @ 03:10 PM

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Monday June 21st, Scaled composites will launch the first attempt at winning the 10 million dollar X prize. They plan a 0630 takeoff time from the Mojave airport. The Spaceship one will climb and be luanched within R-2515, Located at Edwards AFB.

Bacchus

posted on Jun, 4 2004 @ 03:14 PM

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I wish them all the luck in the World.

Ouizel

posted on Jun, 4 2004 @ 03:40 PM

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Absolutely! I wish them well.

It doesn't really surprise much that Burt Rutan's company is behind it.

sardion2000

posted on Jun, 4 2004 @ 04:14 PM

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This is gonna kick off a whole new space race people. Hold on tight cuz this is gonna be a rocky and exciting ride.

rufi0o

posted on Jun, 4 2004 @ 07:10 PM

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i wouldnt call this a new space race....its a birth of a new industry which will open up cheap space tourism

sardion2000

posted on Jun, 4 2004 @ 07:25 PM

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rufi0o, I guess you havn't heard of the X-Prize cup then eh? That is what I was refering to not a space race in the traditional sence but a Racing Series like F1.

Spaceship Competition Adding Real Space Race

mwm1331

posted on Jun, 7 2004 @ 10:26 AM

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When you put the kind of money that Paul Allen hs behind a mind like Rutans some amazing things can happen.

Popeye

posted on Jun, 7 2004 @ 02:58 PM

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This has already been posted

SCI/TECH: SpaceShipOne to blast offs June 21