SpaceShipOne,
SpaceShipTwo, and the X-Prize
Did Burt Rutan say
erotic?
Captain
Kirk signs on for Virgin Galactic Space Ride
Thousands of people
are signing up to take a ride on Virgin Galactic's
first commercial space flights. This week, Star
Trek's Captain James T. Kirk, William Shatner, added
his to name to the list.
It's no
Laughing Matter, SpaceShipOne Burns Rubber
SpaceShipOne's recent
X-Prize winning flights were an excellent
achievement. Most important, it made believers out
of many dreamers, and is sure to inspire more
innovation from this sector.
Virgin
Galactic, SpaceShipTwo and the push towards privately funded
commercial space ventures
Just
a year ago, very few people took space travel
seriously. It just didn’t seem possible that the
average person would ever have the opportunity, and
that reality seemed all the more harsh when the
second shuttle exploded.
SpaceShipOne
Claims X-Prize
For
the second time in five days, SpaceShipOne flew into
space and claimed the $10 million X-Prize. Early
numbers indicate the space ship reached an altitude
of 368,000 miles, a new altitude record for private
space flight.
After
the X-Prize: Is the American Space Prize next?
Bigelow,
of Bigelow
Aerospace is forking over half of the $50
million for a privately-built, 7 passenger orbital
vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle must be capable
of achieving flight altitudes of 100,000 miles and
be maneuverable enough to have docking capabilities
for Bigelow's
habitats. Bigelow
Aerospace is forking over half of the $50
million for a privately-built, 7 passenger orbital
vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle must be capable
of achieving flight altitudes of 100,000 miles and
be maneuverable enough to have docking capabilities
for Bigelow's
habitats.
SpaceShipOne
achieves first leg of X-Prize 72 miles above Earth
According
to CNN,
SpaceShipOne, succeeded in meeting the altitude
requirements for the first leg of the X-Prize.
Instead of the required 62, the spaceship went 73
miles above the earth. CNN,
SpaceShipOne, succeeded in meeting the altitude
requirements for the first leg of the X-Prize.
Instead of the required 62, the spaceship went 73
miles above the earth.
SpaceShipOne
attempts first leg of X-Prize
SpaceShipOne
has just completed its flight today. Seeking to
reach an altitude of 62 miles, the ship was
attempting to complete the first flight of the the
two flight Ansari Prize.
SpaceShipOne
achieves first private space flight
I
just
returned from the only SpacePort in the United
States where, today, SpaceshipOne became the first
privately funded rocket plane to reach space.
Everything appeared to go extremely smooth.
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