Curufinwe Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 (I have just heard on the radio that the first fully private-funded spaceship managed to get into space ... It is called SSO ... Space Ship One It will get the X-Prize I think ...What do you think? Are we going to fly into Deep Space in a couple of years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKen132 Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 What's the X-Prize? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I heard that in the news as well. Dito, what is the x-prize? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufinwe Posted June 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 (It is a reward to the first team that sends a space ship in space with a human being ... and has it back ... fully funded by private investments ... no public money shall be involved (that is why Boeing or Lokheed Martin cannot claim such a prize ...) I don't really know how much they can earn, but it seems quite a large amount of dollars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tutankhamun Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 That sounds neat. I think WFG should make a spaceship too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Op Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 BTW: here's a pic like always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeOptimist Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I think the X-Prize is $10 million for the first spacecraft that can take a human to space and repeat the flight a week later.Nice to hear that SpaceShipOne made it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paal_101 Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 This is a great day in aviation/space history. Being a big aviation fan, this is just great Star Trek is coming "Beam me up Scotty!"BUZZZZZZZ"Very funny Scotty, now where are my clothes?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiuel Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 When will I be able to be by Rigel's side? Well, even if actually, that star is way to brilliant to get close to it!!!Regarder le ciel comme un parentLa mer comme une amieEt la Terre comme un seul paysVivre au coeur de soi, et au coeur de sa vieOuvrir les yeux le soir, et voir Rigel... et ses soeurs...To look up Sky as a guideSee the Sea as a friendAnd Earth as a sole countryLive into ourselves and into our livesOpen at night our eyes, see Rigel... and its slibings...LeMelvillois (myself) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 Did the SSO make it? Or didn't they launch yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufinwe Posted June 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 (Yeh, they did it ... it is quite an impressive plane ... unexepected for a space flight ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argalius Posted June 24, 2004 Report Share Posted June 24, 2004 Cool, so they won the 10.000.000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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