comcn writes "The BBC have an article about an amateur "rocketeer" trying to send himself into space. After the £7m prize was announced for the first non-commercial person to get into space, it seems there are now several people aiming to win it. Cool."
Do we really want 'average joe sixpacks' to make it into space ? After all, there is a lot of very expensive and very complex hardware orbiting around up there. One wrong move and the whole internet could be disrupted.
Also, can you imagine if Al-Quaida got hold of this technology ? They would be able to drop anthrax onto America from outer space. I think you will agree this is not a pleasant scenario!
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Also, can you imagine if Al-Quaida got hold of this technology ? They would be able to drop anthrax onto America from outer space. I think you will agree this is not a pleasant scenario!