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FAA Grants Sub-Orbital License to SpaceShipOne

Posted by simoniker on from the mote-in-moon's-eye dept.

abucior writes "The FAA announced today that Scaled Composites has been granted a launch licence for a series of sub-orbital flights over a one-year period for Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne. Is X Prize finally entering the end-game? Space.com has more information on the move."

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  1. We all know how it really happened... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "One of these days Alice.. Bang, zoom! Straight to the moon!"

    He was just using space travel as a metaphor for beating his wife.

  2. Re:eek by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    stupid dropdown menu?

  3. mo3 Down by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    in the Sun. In the