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Rutan's SpaceshipOne Hits 200,000 Feet
An anonymous reader writes "Burt Rutan's privately-built SpaceshipOne is one step closer to winning the X-Prize after zooming to what witnesses say was somewhere around 200,000 feet on only its third powered flight. (See also the partial update from Scaled Composites.)"
Rutan's SpaceshipOne Hits 200,000 Feet
As it launched it turned 90 degrees and skimmed along an inch off the ground through the croud.
Mouse powered Chips, Open source Processors and Lego
Chalk up another booming flight of the privately-backed SpaceShipOne
I don't know about everyone else, but I just hate it when my spaceship goes *boom*.
Rutan's SpaceshipOne Hits 200,000 Feet
So, did he make a quarter of the population of Mojave line up along the road and drive over their feet with the truck carrying SpaceShipOne?
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
Do the other teams go around hoping it will explode? That the pilot will break a leg? Just what is the socially accepted way to hope your competition fails?
Isn't that the name of the space ship Andy Griffith made to go get the garbage off the moon?
after zooming to what witnesses say was somewhere around 200,000 feet ...
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Witnesses looking up into the sky:
"Wow, that looks like, what, about 100,000
"Nah, looks more like, I'd say 200,000 feet to me."
"Ya, about 200,000 feet looks right."
You've brought back many a memory of model rocketry. Bless the memory of Vern Estes.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Oh, well.
Don't forget to bring a towel!
Keep in mind that this was paid by the Microsoft tax often ridiculed by slashdotters....
Well, the Linux community can do just as well!
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
but what is 3 miles between slashdot posters?
Not enough.
I get the distinct feeling this one is going to win it very soon.
In other news, Dewey has been pronounced the winner in a major victory over Harry S. Truman.
It ain't over 'till the fat lady sings :)
Alito: A vote for Alito is a punch in the eye to put that bitch back in her place!
Not just an ICBM but a manned ICBM. You can imagine the intense competition for that job.
he said 93Miles 150 KM not 93 km. if minimum stable orbit is 350km what is it in miles?
You must work for NASA right?
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
The amount of this prize was, until recently, $6,000, which by itself would be a remarkable incentive. But thanks to Stargoat, this has been increased by a massive 50% to NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS. (US$)
If you're interested, get going! All it takes to get to Mars is a lot of imagination, thinking outside of the box, pro-active team playing and self-motivation. What are you waiting for?
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
No... meters. Most places in Europe use a decimal point as the thousands separator -- so $10,000.00 here becomes $10.000,00 in Europe. But even if you ignore this fact, the original poster is still correct. After all, 200.000 feet (200 feet to six significant digits) is equal to 60.960 meters (60 meters, 96.0 centimeters).
Of course, in North American-speak, he meant that 200,000 feet is 60,960 meters.
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Damn.
Third flight of the aircraft, with your primary display out, counting on a reboot to bring it back for the landing.
That pilot sure has a pair.
There are 01 types of people in this world. Those that understand binary, and me.
to ....... Mos Eisley
Agent K: A *person* is smart. People are dumb, stupid, panicky animals, and you know it.
Or they could sell it to NASA. I hear they're looking for a reliable, reusable spacecraft.