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Canadian Arrow Taking Applications for Astronauts

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the adventurers-needed dept.

Christian Nally writes "The Canadian Arrow X-Prize team is taking applications for its X Prize attempt. It's going to be a show down between this group and many others including John Carmack's Armadillo. Let's hope that the X-Prize foundations 'end of 2004' deadline doesn't inspire people to cut corners on safety."

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  1. Canadians are taking applications by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    for sucking my COCK!

    Fucking canucks!

    1. Re:Canadians are taking applications by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      dipshit. Canadians are peaceful but we'll kick your lily Yankee ass all the way for them.. Stupid Yank.

      Up the Republic!
      Oh yeah, and go Canada go! :)

    2. Re:Canadians are taking applications by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Yeah, you tell us Yankees whatfer. We're only slightly better than you, what right do we have to insult our lesser half like that?

  2. Why hasn't Canada invaded the US yet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Another burning of the white house seems in order.

  3. What's with this deadline? by Floyd+Turbo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Does anyone else smell a rat in the sudden announcement that the rules are being changed to add this unrealistic deadline? Why was this requirement added? What will be done with the prize money if the deadline passes and no one wins?

  4. how about... by f00zbll · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    we put backstreet boz, Nsync, britney, american idol and all the other lame retarded corporate pop idols in it and simply blow it up. Yeah, it's flame bait, but someone had to say it.

    Back on topic. Making cheap and safe space travel would be a worthy goal. It would go a long way to making space more democratic and not just a playing field of super nations. Actually, scratch that. It's all BS. That 10 million would be better spent improving schools, health care and cleaning the environment.

  5. Re:Why hasn't Canada invaded the US yet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Naw we just let known terrorists in to our country and let them do the work for us!

    Why else would we have a tamil tiger on the bankroll of CSIS?

  6. Re:cut corners on safety by selderrr · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Yeah. You're right. Absolutely fucking right. What a waste of money.

    I suggest we cut the crap and launch you as guinnea pig for the NASA's first cheap-on-safety-flight.

    --
    When will I end this grieving ? When will my future begin ?
  7. That rocket looks like... by suman28 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The picture up on the website looks more like a felt-tip pen than an actual rocket. Is it real or a toy?