Another Private Space Startup

An anonymous reader writes "Wired has a story about former PayPal owner Elon Musk who has his own rocket company, SpaceX, trying to lower the cost of getting into space. They just tested the rocket engine, and hope to fly a test by the end of the year. Not bad for less than a year's worth of work so far." We mentioned this guy last year.

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Obligatory Simpsons Quote

[frodo from middle ea]

Organ transplants are best left to the professionals

"We will beat them all!"

[HarveyBirdman]

"We will beat them all to orbit," said T. P. Ruddygore of Big Tyme Space Endeavors & Travelling Faire Of Wondrous Misfits. "All that tinkering with rocketships this and fuel oxygen ratios that... Bah! That newfangled rot will get them a one way ticket to oblivion."

Ruddygore then announced his partner in the space business, Larry Fineburg, owner and operator of the Fineburg Rubber Company in Hope, Arkansas.

Both Ruddygore and Fineburg were evasive on the precise nature of the launch technology behind their astro-endeavor until a an exasperated reported asked, "What are you going to do? Build a giant rubber band?" At which point Ruddygore tromped off the stage, dragging Fineburg with him, and was quoted as saying, "That goddamned Sally Spinfeld gots a blabbermouth on her like the Devil hisself! I hired her as a secretary as a favor to ol' Skeetch, but I warned him she'd be a sek-ruity risk!"

BTSETFOWM public relations officer Jeb "Hound" Pulver then took the podium to answer questions about their goals in space.

"Let me put it this way," said Pulver, "Think chickens, barbed wire and country music. That should make it obvious." After he stared at the baffled reporters for several minutes, Pulver said, "Chickens. You know... *chick*-*ens*... Barbed *wye*-*err*? What part of this are you not understanding?"

Hrmmph

[Stargoat]

I could do that..... if I wanted to.