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6/21/2004 9:53:23 AM EDT
The final frontier...



SpaceShipOne, world's first private suborbital space-craft.
6/21/2004 9:54:17 AM EDT
[#1]
these are the voyagers...
6/21/2004 10:00:36 AM EDT
[#2]
Who dared to boldly split infinitives despite the false prohibition by linguistic Luddites...
6/21/2004 10:02:30 AM EDT
[#3]
"To Boldlygo!"  Where the hell is that anyway?  
6/21/2004 10:04:32 AM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
"To Boldlygo!"  Where the hell is that anyway?  


isn't that a moon that circles yeranus
6/21/2004 10:08:37 AM EDT
[#5]
phasers?
6/21/2004 10:19:44 AM EDT
[#6]
Set on "hit it"
6/21/2004 10:26:32 AM EDT
[#7]
Quoted:
Quoted:
"To Boldlygo!"  Where the hell is that anyway?  


isn't that a moon that circles yeranus


That moon was replaced by Kling-ons.
6/21/2004 10:33:21 AM EDT
[#8]

Lots of space.  

Edit:  Gracious, I wasted #500 on this?  
6/21/2004 10:34:48 AM EDT
[#9]
Burt Rutan is a freaken genius.

Edit: Because I can't tell Burt from Dick.
6/21/2004 10:36:31 AM EDT
[#10]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
"To Boldlygo!"  Where the hell is that anyway?  


isn't that a moon that circles yeranus


That moon was replaced by Kling-ons.


... part of the Dingleberry planetary group...
6/21/2004 11:18:59 AM EDT
[#11]
As incredible a designer as Burt Rutan is, this flight today was basically a stunt.  Sub orbital flight is good for nothing more than making a few bucks off of rich people who want to say they are "Astronauts".
6/21/2004 12:06:07 PM EDT
[#12]
Rick,

It ain`t a stunt. They accomplished something only governments have previously been able to do. And they did it at scales of magnitude cheaper than anyone thought possible. There`s a lot of red faces at Nasa right now along with tight sphincters. The next time they go to congress looking for $$, they have some explaining why it costs the US so much to go into space.
6/21/2004 12:14:14 PM EDT
[#13]
Real estate opportunies abound!
6/21/2004 12:17:03 PM EDT
[#14]
Quoted:
As incredible a designer as Burt Rutan is, this flight today was basically a stunt.  Sub orbital flight is good for nothing more than making a few bucks off of rich people who want to say they are "Astronauts".


Ultimately, we will be able to afford sub-orbital flights and these will  lead to orbital flights as the sub-orbital vehicles become more capable.
6/21/2004 12:17:54 PM EDT
[#15]
Quoted:
Real estate opportunies abound!


who has that site where you can buy the moon one acre at a time.....


i bought one as a novelty
6/21/2004 12:20:56 PM EDT
[#16]
And I'm glad that they gave this pioneering ship such a fitting name.

Next week the pilot will get to christen the new aircraft carrier USS Boat.
6/21/2004 12:32:37 PM EDT
[#17]
Quoted:
As incredible a designer as Burt Rutan is, this flight today was basically a stunt.  Sub orbital flight is good for nothing more than making a few bucks off of rich people who want to say they are "Astronauts".


NASA didn't do a full orbit for its first manned flight either.

And these "Sunts for rich people" earn them MONEY to build bigger spacecraft, while NASA founders in read ink.
6/21/2004 12:34:05 PM EDT
[#18]
I guess that Rutan's group will be the winners of the X-prize if this looks as good as they say.

But yeah, this is a giant leap, and Rutan it a Genius.
6/21/2004 1:52:02 PM EDT
[#19]
Quoted:
Quoted:
As incredible a designer as Burt Rutan is, this flight today was basically a stunt.  Sub orbital flight is good for nothing more than making a few bucks off of rich people who want to say they are "Astronauts".


Ultimately, we will be able to afford sub-orbital flights and these will  lead to orbital flights as the sub-orbital vehicles become more capable.


The vehicles are not the problem.

Unfortunately the laws of physics are pretty absolute.  The difference between 3000 MPH and the 17000+ MPH needed to attain orbit is billions of dollars and a fuel tank the size of a mini-mall.

Don't get me wrong, what Rutan accomplished today ranks among the greatest achievements in the history of flight.  It's just that for a meaningful payload (ie people) to leave the earth on a budget, we are talking about developing radically new propulsion systems and everything is just sci-fi right now.
6/21/2004 2:58:40 PM EDT
[#20]
Quoted:
And I'm glad that they gave this pioneering ship such a fitting name.

Next week the pilot will get to christen the new aircraft carrier USS Boat.


 
6/21/2004 8:32:48 PM EDT
[#21]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
As incredible a designer as Burt Rutan is, this flight today was basically a stunt.  Sub orbital flight is good for nothing more than making a few bucks off of rich people who want to say they are "Astronauts".


Ultimately, we will be able to afford sub-orbital flights and these will  lead to orbital flights as the sub-orbital vehicles become more capable.


The vehicles are not the problem.

Unfortunately the laws of physics are pretty absolute.  The difference between 3000 MPH and the 17000+ MPH needed to attain orbit is billions of dollars and a fuel tank the size of a mini-mall.

Don't get me wrong, what Rutan accomplished today ranks among the greatest achievements in the history of flight.  It's just that for a meaningful payload (ie people) to leave the earth on a budget, we are talking about developing radically new propulsion systems and everything is just sci-fi right now.


No thats just what NASA wants everyone to think.  Not about the physics part, but that it takes billions to build a "safe" vheicle.
6/21/2004 8:45:34 PM EDT
[#22]
Either way, it's exciting to see the beginnings of privately funded space travel... no matter how minor, it's all progress.
6/22/2004 1:32:24 AM EDT
[#23]
Remeber, these guys did all this on only $20 million, the average space shuttle flight costs $450 million!!!!!   Not bad considering their budget.
6/22/2004 2:02:42 AM EDT
[#24]
is gay
6/22/2004 2:12:10 AM EDT
[#25]
Hey you gotta start somewhere, I think its cool.
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