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SpaceShipOne Completes Second Test Flight

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the making-reed-richards-proud dept.

waynegoode writes "According to an article at Space.com, Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne suborbital rocket plane made its second powered flight today. The piloted vehicle was powered by a hybrid rocket motor to over 105,000 feet. The engine burned for 40 seconds, zipping to Mach 2. SpaceShipOne is one of several projects competing for the $10 million X Prize. Slashdot mentioned yesterday that it received a license from the FAA, the first license for a suborbital rocket."

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  1. Id hope they enforce this FAA Stuff by nevek · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I really dont want a bunch of overweighted cessnas with toyota prius engines crashing in my backyard!

  2. Carmack... by Seoulstriker · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Carmack should just give up on Armadillo Airspace and finish DooM 3 for crying out loud!

    Congrats to ASO.

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  4. Can't wait by nizo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hopefully someone will be offering affordable "zero-g" sex flights before all of my parts (and partner's parts) stop working.

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  5. Re:Um by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's it's not its, dumbass. +2 underrated? Fucking pussy moderators, use insightful if you believe it, otherwise don't fucking moderate.