Well they did it! Scaled Composites sent a man into space with their privatedly funded space program. Albeit it a small step it can be seen with similarities with the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk. The project cost about $20 million which is next to nothing. Perhaps the technologies utilized here will alter Commerical travel as we know it over the next 50 years.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=2&u=/nm/20040621/ts_nm/space_flight_dc
By: Whiskey Delta - 22nd June 2004 at 02:58
Very cool spaceship!
By: ACA345 - 22nd June 2004 at 02:15
Yes indeed, cheers to Mr. Rutan for this historic occasion.
By: Ren Frew - 21st June 2004 at 23:11
One of a few little quirks of the new system methinks? Anyhow.. a huge cheer to Burt Rutan and all his team on this major landmark acheivement in commercial/private aviation. 😀
By: Whiskey Delta - 21st June 2004 at 23:03
How did that happen? Odd.
By: LBARULES - 21st June 2004 at 21:52
Shamrock for goodness sake…. Couldn’t you tell WD made a mistake, thats why theres no post in the other thread?
By: SHAMROCK321 - 21st June 2004 at 20:07
Why are there 2 of these?
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June 21, 2004 at 4:43 pm