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SpaceShipOne Back in Action

Posted by michael on from the extra-duct-tape-on-board dept.

JoeSilva writes "After a 3 month wait, Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne is back in the skies above Mojave! Not only is it patched up from a failed landing gear, it's got a 'thermal protection system' installed. Looks like high temp insulation on the leading edges. Also they have a picture of it with 'the rocket motor for the flight 13p'. This was the 12th SpaceShipOne flight."

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  1. I like that... by Phillup · · Score: 5, Funny

    They have a "falling bathtub mode".

    Wonder how much they could make selling rides on that thing.

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  2. I'm waiting... by Seoulstriker · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm waiting for Carmack to respond to the space race. I'm also waiting for a release date for DooM3! :)

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