Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne to attempt 62 miles tomorrow morning

I'm excited. I wish I could be there to see it but it's a long way away
Hopefully the Wx will hold and my boy burt will take the prize.

 

I'm excited. I wish I could be there to see it but it's a long way away
Hopefully the Wx will hold and my boy burt will take the prize.

 

Yes, I'm quite excited about this as well. Last month's test was only 40 kilometres short of the X Prize mark; hopefully this one will break the ceiling and they will be able to repeat it and go for the gold.

Adam

 

Yes, I'm quite excited about this as well. Last month's test was only 40 kilometres short of the X Prize mark; hopefully this one will break the ceiling and they will be able to repeat it and go for the gold.

Adam

 

is anyone else even CLOSE to the prize? I think short of total disaster it's going home with burt (and of course paul allen and all the other losers involved)

I like the photo, in particular the beech starship in the background
http://www.scaled.com/projects/tiero...tarship_lr.jpg
I read last fall that beech has basically stopped supporting that aircraft. Not many were sold, and even fewer will remain in years to come I'm afraid.

 

is anyone else even CLOSE to the prize? I think short of total disaster it's going home with burt (and of course paul allen and all the other losers involved)

I like the photo, in particular the beech starship in the background
http://www.scaled.com/projects/tiero...tarship_lr.jpg
I read last fall that beech has basically stopped supporting that aircraft. Not many were sold, and even fewer will remain in years to come I'm afraid.

 

A major disappointment in that Jack Briggs didin't get the piloting assignment. Oh well, should be interesting anyway.

 

A major disappointment in that Jack Briggs didin't get the piloting assignment. Oh well, should be interesting anyway.

 

Jack? hell I'm WAY more qualified to fly that pig.

 

Jack? hell I'm WAY more qualified to fly that pig.

 

it's 10:45 Eastern time, the pair should have reached 50,000 feet and SHOULD be firing off spaceship one. But is a SINGLE TV network carrying the story? hell no.

 

it's 10:45 Eastern time, the pair should have reached 50,000 feet and SHOULD be firing off spaceship one. But is a SINGLE TV network carrying the story? hell no.

 

Oh finally, AFTER the flight as he was coming down CNN picked it up.
Waiting for the final altitude, they said the rocket shut down a little early but they think they made 112km

 

Oh finally, AFTER the flight as he was coming down CNN picked it up.
Waiting for the final altitude, they said the rocket shut down a little early but they think they made 112km

 

from cnn.com

so far sounds like they made it.

 

from cnn.com

so far sounds like they made it.