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Canadian X-Prize Entry Gearing Up

Posted by michael on from the hold-your-breath,-eh dept.

lommer writes "The Globe and Mail has a piece up about the Canadian Da Vinci team which is making a bid for the X-prize. The team has finalized a launch location (Kindersley, Saskatchewan) and will announce a launch date this month. Meanwhile, Burt Rutan and Co. over at Scaled Composites appear to be back on track with a succesful test flight on March 11 after their December crash. One has to wonder, with launch dates being set, will some projects step up and attempt a flight without being fully ready for it?"

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  1. Blast off thong by morcheeba · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've got to give them credit for creative funding!

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  2. Re:Carmack by __aagctu1952 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Couldn't Carmack just rocket jump someone into space? :D

  3. Re:Carmack by thebatlab · · Score: 5, Funny

    Holy crapoly. Insightful? Mods sniffing glue again or what? It's funny. Laugh. Don't take it as a life altering statement. "Dude, that idea is so...what's the word....oh sweet there it is in the dropdown man....in..sight..ful. Sweet man. *sniiiiffff*"