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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 06 2004,11:48 am Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
The X-prize has been won.   :good

X-prize story

For those of you that don't know (and it's most of the population since the mass media has all but glossed this over), the X-prize is a competion to see who could make and fly the first civilian space vehicle (actually sub-orbital, but we have to start somewhere).  Several teams were in the running, but Scaled composites got there first.

This whole exersize is to give the civilian space market a jump start, which it badly needs.  

The next stop??  There is now a competition to field the first orbital civilian space vehicle, and the X-prise people are going to host an annual gathering in the New Mexico desert.

Edited by Sleek-Jet on Oct. 06 2004,11:52 am

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 06 2004,3:28 pm Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Ok, here's a little bit more:

Avweb article

Virgin Galactic (the same company and Virgin Atlantic) plans on offering tickets at the tune of 200,000 a piece in 3 years time.   :good

Start saving folks.  :D

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 06 2004,3:43 pm Post # 3 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I'll pass, to dam high in the air (if you can call it that when your that high) for me.

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 06 2004,3:50 pm Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (AZKC @ Oct. 06 2004,3:43 pm)
I'll pass, to dam high in the air (if you can call it that when your that high) for me.

Hey, when you can see the curvature of the earth and the sky is black... you can tell how high you are.   :good

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 06 2004,3:56 pm Post # 5 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
I see that every Friday night, or no maybe thats every night :drink  :drink

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Post Icon Posted: Oct. 06 2004,4:54 pm Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (AZKC @ Oct. 06 2004,3:56 pm)
I see that every Friday night, or no maybe thats every night :drink  :drink

:rotflmao  :rotflmao
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Quote (AZKC @ Oct. 06 2004,3:56 pm)
I see that every Friday night, or no maybe thats every night :drink  :drink

THAT ' S

Tag, you're it.  :D

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OK Focker, watch yer back :guns  :laugh

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Quote (Sleek-Jet @ Oct. 06 2004,3:28 pm)
Ok, here's a little bit more:

Avweb article

Virgin Galactic (the same company and Virgin Atlantic) plans on offering tickets at the tune of 200,000 a piece in 3 years time.   :good

Start saving folks.  :D

Sure wish I had the coin :angry That would be the ultimate badass ride. I'd be the first in line!.. :good  :good  :jumpie  :jumpie
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