Rocket Guy Getting Closer - But No Firm Launch Date

Posted by timothy on Monday May 27, 2002 @12:13PM from the check-out-the-napkin-art dept.

BoomZilla writes "Brian Walker, the self styled "Rocket Guy" is making excellent progress with his one-man booster. Project R.U.S.H. plans to launch Brian in to orbit 'sometime later this year'. Brian's site (http://www.rocketguy.com/rocket.html) has many excellent pictures of the rocket and launch site (his backyard!) under construction. This is certainly the real (if somewhat dangerous) deal." (And Napkin Art? Look here.) Update: 05/29 04:08 GMT by T : Brian Walker dropped a note to point out that his plan is actually for a sub-orbital flight 35 miles up, not Earth orbit.

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Re:Damn by interiot · 2002-05-27 12:38 · Score: 1, Troll

I'd predict that a lot of people will try, and a lot will die
Nah, the Republicans will stop us first. If they won't allow us the choice (remember that? Freedom of choice?) to not wear our seatbelts, they sure as hell won't let us blast ourselves into space even if we only pose a risk to ourselves. They'll drown ameteurs in a ton of forms and inspections, and ensure that only the big boys get to do it.