> From slashdot.com Science: SpaceShipOne 100km Attempt Slated for June 21
Posted by timothy on Wednesday June 02, @01:00PM from the good-luck-to-the-crew dept. apsmith writes "Scaled Composites has just announced their first attempt at breaking 100 km, scheduled for June 21. This would make it the first commercial manned vehicle to officially enter space. This is not quite an Ansari X prize attempt since it will carry only one person without the extra mass corresponding to the 3-person prize requirement; they have to give at least 30 days' notice for that. Past flight history is available from their site; the Discovery Channel is producing a documentary on the whole project, 'Rutan's Race For Space.'" Roger_Explosion adds "If successful, the craft - named Space Ship One - will become the world's first commercial manned space vehicle. Space Ship One will temporarily leave the earth's atmosphere, and the pilot (yet to be announced) will experience about three minutes of weightlessness." The SCI press release is here: http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/New_Index/news/062104.htm Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Wallis KF6SPF (408) 396-9037 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "And I keep praying that this faith we hold in common keeps showing up in the good things we do, and that people recognize Christ in all of it." Philemon 1:6 _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
