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Privately funded manned space flight

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Woofer, Apr 18, 2003.

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  1. Woofer

    Woofer Member

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    I think these guys'll beat Carmack.

    http://space.com/businesstechnology/technology/rutan_scaled_0304187.html

    Just reading this, I don't think the Space Shuttle could win the X prize since it takes months for them to prep it after each flight. Speaking of which, we should cancel. The Air Force's rockets look like a much better bet at a cheaper price. The review panel said we should have nondestructive testing of the carbon fiber wing parts, to which NASA responded, it's impossible... Just gamble on that 2% chance of failure I guess.
     
    #1 Woofer, Apr 18, 2003
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    I can't wait to see some of these rockets go up, I was reading about another one recently that will use hydrogen peroxide as propellant.
     
    #2 underoverup, Apr 20, 2003
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