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Commercial Spaceport In Texas

Posted by timothy on from the a-big-damn-big-super-big-big-big-place dept.

Scothoser writes "CNN has this article on a rocket that was launched on a ranch site near Stockton, Texas. Their hope is that it will become a commercial launch site for anything, as long as it is legal. The major reason for this move is that using NASA launch sites are prohibitively expensive. This way someone can launch their home-made satellites for much less than approaching NASA. Now I am just waiting for the HOW-TO on a Linux-run micro-satellite!"

14 of 194 comments (clear)

  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP!!

  2. Pirst by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Fost

    let me take this 20 seconds to tell you all how you can kiss my fucking ass, slash dorks.

    First posting is my specialty.

    1. Re:Pirst by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Actually, it is mine.

  3. bullshit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the only thing that comes out of Texas are steers and queers. Then again, lauching phallic objects from Texas would follow suit with the queers portion.

    1. Re:bullshit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Private Pyle you climb obstacles like old people fuck! If God wanted you up there he would've miracled your ass up there by now, wouldn't he!?

  4. drive my car into the ocean by SweetAndSourJeebus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you think i'm dead but i sail away
    on a wave of mutilation

  5. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fifteenth Post Biznitches.

    I don't waste my money on an xbox just so I can run linux on it. I have a game cube, which does exactly what its supposed to do, and thats play games.

  6. Re:Applications for launch from overseas? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Redundant, my ass. Mod this guy up.

  7. Sir Bard by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm a linux sysadmin and a great idea just struck me. Imagine a Beowulf cluster of satillites over a pedal powered 802.11 network (all running Linux, of course)!

    The idea struck me as I was coding in C#, I suppose I'll submit it to Ron Jeremy and see what he thinks.

  8. The name of the town is Fort Stockton by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Can Slashdot at least get the name of the town right

  9. hehehe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    u si losar faggit. owned by 20-second rule. faggart. hahahhaa.

  10. Re:CNN was hacked, this story is a hoax. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    what the fuck are you talking about? do you even know where el paso is?

  11. Re:Oooh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    5. ???
    6. PROFIT!!!

    -ac

  12. Re:CNN was hacked, this story is a hoax. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    no he doesnt