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The Rutan SpaceShipOne Revealed
smartalix writes "Burt Rutan's company, Scaled Composites, announced that they have been developing a commercial manned space program in secret for the past two years. The system consists of a carrier vehicle called the White Knight and a piggyback (actually underslung) orbital spaceplane called SpaceShipOne. My money is on this effort capturing the X Prize." Well, it's pretty, whatever it is. Space.com has a story with pictures for those of you who weren't quick enough to hit scaled.com before it melted.
"Mom, what is that duck doing to that other duck?!!"
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---- El diablo esta en mis pantalones! Mire, mire!
This just in. The government is sueing after patenting using "One" after vehicles, thus meaning SpaceShipOne is reserved for the President.
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Obliteracy: Words with explosions
...it's a stealth plane. Forget radar invisible, we can't even SEE this puppy.
Damn, Burt Rutan is a genius.....
Life is hard, and the world is cruel
Same thing :)
And to all those folks who say it's an "ugly aircraft", they need to remember that it's a *spacecraft*. And it's actually *two* craft.
Although I think the paintjob is ugly. Paint a red maple leaf on it or something, it would look way better.
Aha! Finally, it is revealed that the rutan landing at Fang Rock, from Dr Who, was in fact real event! The truth can come out.
Other dignitaries who attended the event were Dr. Maxim Faget
I bet that guy got hell when he was a kid. I wouldn't be able to stand people calling me Maximus.
"SpaceShipOne officials are reviewing use of hybrid rocket propulsion system provided by SpaceDev of Poway, California. Hybrid propulsion uses Nitrous Oxide -- also dubbed Laughing Gas -- and HTPB (tire rubber)."
Laughing gas, tire rubber, and flames! A recipe for hilinks!!
Burning rubber to orbit, laughing all the way? (Yeah yeah, it's sub-orbital -- for now.)
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
The man doesn't have to be alive to start with, does he? That would loosen up the "safely" part and gimme a shortcut...
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Whenever I look at the entries for this competition I can't help but wonder why they all have this sci fi look to them. ie something out of start trek. I always have this image of some guy of a err more feminine persuasion flailing his hands and going " it justht doesnt look spathy enough.... more spathy people
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10 minutes working on a sig. What a waste.
When it's a couple inches from my back, I don't really distinguish between exploding and burning really fast.
"He didn't technically EXPLODE, Jim, he just burned to cinders very quickly..."
no... really! (read the article)
Wierdest fuel I've ever heard of!
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how about firebird?
A more advanced race was visiting a planet with a primitive culture, slightly pre-industrial age. They had rules of involvement based on the advancement of the culture they were contacting. One of the thresholds of the involvement levels was space travel capability.
So the locals tossed a man into what was the equivelant of a diving bell, set it on a powder keg and blew it into space. They then went to the representative of the more advanced race and said:
"We have space travel capabilities now. You can deal with us as spacefarers. Oh and by the way, could you please rescue our astronaut before he burns up on reentry?"
I hope these guys have a return plan. I don't think they're gonna get rescued.
There is nothing so silly as other peoples traditions, and nothing so sacred as our own.
the Sontaran empire is trying to catch up.....
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Max Faget? Somebody actually named their kid Max Faget? I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that. That's the funniest god damn thing I've read in months and I just confirmed he's a real guy. Max Faget! Holy fucking shit that's hilarious!
Note that Max Faget is involved in this endeavor.
Never in a thousand years could I imagine a worse name to grow up with. His school years must make prison look like playschool.
They didn't want Carmack after their ass with an RPG trying to get their rocket fuel.
this Will get you a Darwin Award. The other has a good chance at 10 million.