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X-Prize Overview: To The Edge Of Space, Cheap

Posted by timothy on from the not-another-spendthrift-agency dept.

_randy_64 writes "The X-Prize competition has gotten a lot of coverage on Slashdot - either because it's cool and geeky or because John Carmack is involved. The Baltimore Sun has a decent background/overview article on the contest in Sunday's edition."

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  1. Averagenaut by davejenkins · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Is This NASA?!?"
    "Yes-- how did you get this number?"
    "Shut UP! Listen-- I'm sick and tired of your boring launches and stupid bug experiments and... hang on..."
    [toilet flushes in background]
    "... anyway. hey!"

    --

    davejenkins.com |

  2. Re:Death of the X-Prize by heli0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Once you gen-x folks get done with the x-prize competition us gen-y folks will have the Y-Prize to see who can build the most XXXtreme rocket. The Y-Prize will be broadcast live on MTV(what music?) and the winner will receive a lifetime supply of mountain dew.

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    Whenever the offence inspires less horror than the punishment, the rigour of penal law is obliged to give way...
  3. Screw the ID software guy.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ....my money is on Rutan.

    I mean really... who in their right mind would want to return to earth strapped between hydregen peroide tanks (probably with enough contents left to be lethal in the event of a leak) on a nose first trajectory with a "crushable nose cone" to break your decent. I mean only the guy that came up with a quad powered rocket launcher jumping maneuver would think something like this up...