All I know is....I want a go before I die.....
Its been my dream since a little kid.....
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All I know is....I want a go before I die.....
Its been my dream since a little kid.....
en(un)lightened
I have to admit a lack of familiarity with that particular stipulation; though at this point, it's aegis could hardly be called commercial.Originally posted by lynx@21 June 2004 - 18:09
I thought commercial supersonic flight was banned in continental US airspace. :-"
I suppose the authorities will step in if/when they satisfy the "two flights in two weeks" caveat required to claim the prize; that would make it a paying venture, eh?
As to your other:
You wouldn't want to try their method anyway, imagine having to start your journey suspended under the taxi.
That would result in "space-meat" wouldn't it? :x :x :x
"Researchers have already cast much darkness on the subject, and if they continue their investigations, we shall soon know nothing at all about it."
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Did'nt justin timberlake or one of those queens pay 20 million to go up in space with some cosmonauts? I think this is a much better deal
, IF I were rich, and bored, I would go for it, who would'nt?
"If you expect a kick in the balls, and you get a slap in the face, then it's a victory!" -old Irish wisdom
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I wouldn't. I'm a terrible coward when it comes to stuff like that
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I wouldn't either. Fate doesn't enjoy being tempted too often.
things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
so, he does
the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
-- WW2 for the l33t
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I don't think I would mind dying in an explosion or sth but imagine you can't come down anymore, or you burn up whilst coming down
On the Peripheral
Immolation is right up there with drowning, being buried alive, suffocating, and being eaten. No thanks.
things are quiet until hitler decides he'd like to invade russia
so, he does
the russians are like "OMG WTF D00DZ, STOP TKING"
and the germans are still like "omg ph34r n00bz"
the russians fall back, all the way to moscow
and then they all begin h4xing, which brings on the russian winter
the germans are like "wtf, h4x"
-- WW2 for the l33t
Shovel Ready
As far as I can tell, NASA is all for exploits such as this.
Crippled by budget cuts and recent disasters, NASA is effectively at a standstill.
Bush's proclamation about a Mars landing was all hot air, typically, he floated the concept and then dropped it the next day.
Talk about a short attention span.
Ventures such as Rutan's, unfettered by military and scientific considerations, have long been thought to be the most viable method of achieving regular spaceflight.
Don't be mislead by the apparent disparity between the initial outlay and the prizemoney...these guys are looking further into the future than that, and the potential commercial return is enormous.
"I am the one who knocks."- Heisenberg
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Will they invent one of those things to decrease the g pressure on the body?
It could get very messy otherwise :x
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? I think this is a much better deal 
, IF I were rich, and bored, I would go for it, who would'nt?
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