SpaceShipOne made it!
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To infinity and beyond! regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
You beat me to it ! :laugh: This really is a step forward, showing that by applying (comparitively) modest techniques they got the job done. I just hope the pilot sobers up to make it back up there within the two week limit for the second trip :laugh: Elaine (trekkie fluffy tigress) The tigress is here :-D
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You beat me to it ! :laugh: This really is a step forward, showing that by applying (comparitively) modest techniques they got the job done. I just hope the pilot sobers up to make it back up there within the two week limit for the second trip :laugh: Elaine (trekkie fluffy tigress) The tigress is here :-D
Trollslayer wrote: showing that by applying (comparitively) modest techniques they got the job done didn't the russians do as well?
we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
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You beat me to it ! :laugh: This really is a step forward, showing that by applying (comparitively) modest techniques they got the job done. I just hope the pilot sobers up to make it back up there within the two week limit for the second trip :laugh: Elaine (trekkie fluffy tigress) The tigress is here :-D
>I just hope the pilot sobers up to make it back up there within the two week limit for the second trip He is a Saffa, that might be a bit of a problem :-D Bit hacked off though, SA media was not even aware the pilot was South African until today and the news piece is under the fold and just a small snippet. A freeking South African piloted the first private craft into space! But our media goes nuts when we score one goal in soccer against some third rate backwater! *froth* Ah well. For humanity really. Can't wait, you can be the first tigress in space ;) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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You beat me to it ! :laugh: This really is a step forward, showing that by applying (comparitively) modest techniques they got the job done. I just hope the pilot sobers up to make it back up there within the two week limit for the second trip :laugh: Elaine (trekkie fluffy tigress) The tigress is here :-D
Trollslayer wrote: I just hope the pilot sobers up to make it back up there within the two week limit for the second trip This flight only carried one person, so it doesn't count towards the two-flight requirement of the X-Prize. The X-Prize requires that the ship have three people (or the equivalent weight of three people) on both of the two flights. ----------------------------------------------------- Bush To Iraqi Militants: 'Please Stop Bringing It On' - The Onion "Moore's prominent presence in the news brings to light some serious questions, such as 'Can't he at least try to look presentable?'" - The Onion
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To infinity and beyond! regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
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Trollslayer wrote: I just hope the pilot sobers up to make it back up there within the two week limit for the second trip This flight only carried one person, so it doesn't count towards the two-flight requirement of the X-Prize. The X-Prize requires that the ship have three people (or the equivalent weight of three people) on both of the two flights. ----------------------------------------------------- Bush To Iraqi Militants: 'Please Stop Bringing It On' - The Onion "Moore's prominent presence in the news brings to light some serious questions, such as 'Can't he at least try to look presentable?'" - The Onion
I thought it carried the additional weight of two people ? The tigress is here :-D
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Trollslayer wrote: showing that by applying (comparitively) modest techniques they got the job done didn't the russians do as well?
we are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is Vonnegut jr.
sighist || Agile Programming | doxygenPrivate not state, so no. The russian rockets were developed by the soviet government. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D
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You have to pass your test first :rolleyes: The tigress is here :-D
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You have to pass your test first :rolleyes: The tigress is here :-D
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I thought it carried the additional weight of two people ? The tigress is here :-D
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I thought it carried the additional weight of two people ? The tigress is here :-D
Monday’s test flight represented a step toward winning the $10 million Ansari X Prize, which would be awarded to the first team to send a spaceship carrying a pilot and the weight of two passengers to an altitude of 100 kilometers twice within two weeks. This flight won’t qualify for the prize, because SpaceShipOne carried only Melvill. Rutan said he had hoped to start a 60-day countdown toward an X Prize attempt within a matter of days... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5261571/[^] ----------------------------------------------------- Bush To Iraqi Militants: 'Please Stop Bringing It On' - The Onion "Moore's prominent presence in the news brings to light some serious questions, such as 'Can't he at least try to look presentable?'" - The Onion
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Then there's that whole pesky landing thing. Jeff Martin Triple20 Software
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To infinity and beyond! regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?
Capitalist pigs! :rolleyes:
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Capitalist pigs! :rolleyes:
Damn straight! Without those pigs we wouldn't be here today and would instead be debating the merits of Elephant Ear leaves over Thistles for toilet paper. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Ian Darling wrote: "and our loonies usually end up doing things like Monty Python." Crikey! ain't life grand?