Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne to attempt 62 miles tomorrow morning (1 Viewer)

[Chris Derby]

http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/index.htm

Test pilot Mike Melvill has been chosen as "the man".

Anybody driving up to Mojave to watch history?

 

[Chris Derby]

http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/index.htm

Test pilot Mike Melvill has been chosen as "the man".

Anybody driving up to Mojave to watch history?

 

[Philip_G]

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.

 

[Philip_G]

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.

 

[Adam Barratt]

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

 

[Adam Barratt]

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

 

[Philip_G]

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.

 

[Philip_G]

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.

 

[Peter Kline]

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

 

[Peter Kline]

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

 

[Philip_G]

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

 

[Philip_G]

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

 

[Peter Kline]

 

[Peter Kline]

 

[Philip_G]

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.

 

[Philip_G]

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.

 

[Philip_G]

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

 

[Philip_G]

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

 

[Philip_G]

from cnn.com

so far sounds like they made it.

 

[Philip_G]

from cnn.com

so far sounds like they made it.