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paraflyer
October 4th, 2004, 11:17 AM
365000ft, confirmed. Just touched down a few minutes ago, beautiful flight.


"Blue Side Up" to Burt Rutan and crew.

:thumbs2: :thumbs2:
NooNoo
October 4th, 2004, 11:25 AM
Fabulous - Now Richard Branson can get going on the new terminal :thumbs:
paraflyer
October 4th, 2004, 11:39 AM
Fabulous - Now Richard Branson can get going on the new terminal :thumbs:

Branson knows a good thing when he sees it.

Think of it, build a White Knight as big as a 747 for transoceanic flights, and a bigger SpaceShip along with it. Leave New York bound for London, launches those on holiday to his commercial space station/luxury hotel enroute.

Passengers delivered to two discrete locations in one flight.....
Trout
October 4th, 2004, 12:08 PM
Rumor Mill has the next prize 50 Million will be for
" ORBIT "


Higher stakes Bigger Prize.
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET
imaeditedbysowulo
October 4th, 2004, 12:37 PM
They had a special on Discovery last night that documented this effort from start to their first flight into space. It was pretty cool stuff. Might be on again tonight. His method for dealing with re-entry is ingenious.

He really ought to shave off those nasty pork chop side burns tho.
Diver01
October 4th, 2004, 12:59 PM
They had a special on Discovery last night that documented this effort from start to their first flight into space. It was pretty cool stuff. Might be on again tonight. His method for dealing with re-entry is ingenious.

He really ought to shave off those nasty pork chop side burns tho.

Yeah I watched a little of that before I had to go to bed. I hope someone at NASA was taking notes... :cool: :devil:
Camaro80z
October 4th, 2004, 01:29 PM
Branson knows a good thing when he sees it.

Think of it, build a White Knight as big as a 747 for transoceanic flights, and a bigger SpaceShip along with it. Leave New York bound for London, launches those on holiday to his commercial space station/luxury hotel enroute.

Passengers delivered to two discrete locations in one flight.....

They could call it the cheating spouces special! Say you are going one place but go on the other. Brilliant! Who wouldn't want to become part of the no gravity club! :thumbs:
NooNoo
October 4th, 2004, 03:19 PM
100 mile high club :devil:
Commander Klarg
October 4th, 2004, 04:44 PM
Google having some fun.

http://www.google.com/logos/xprize.gif
Platypus
October 4th, 2004, 06:15 PM
Once Burt Rutan puts his mind to something, it usually gets done.
paraflyer
October 5th, 2004, 08:06 AM
They had a special on Discovery last night that documented this effort from start to their first flight into space. It was pretty cool stuff. Might be on again tonight. His method for dealing with re-entry is ingenious.

He really ought to shave off those nasty pork chop side burns tho.

Part 2 of that show is on this Thursday night, 9pm EDT.