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SpaceShipOne 100 km Attempt Slated for June 21
apsmith writes "Scaled Composites has just announced their first attempt at breaking 100 km, scheduled for June 21. This would make it the first commercial manned vehicle to officially enter space. This is not quite an Ansari X prize attempt since it will carry only one person without the extra mass corresponding to the 3-person prize requirement; they have to give at least 30 days' notice for that. Past flight history is available from their site; the Discovery Channel is producing a documentary on the whole project, 'Rutan's Race For Space.'" Roger_Explosion adds "If successful, the craft - named Space Ship One - will become the world's first commercial manned space vehicle. Space Ship One will temporarily leave the earth's atmosphere, and the pilot (yet to be announced) will experience about three minutes of weightlessness."
I think I'm going to spend the rest of my day watching the mods pounce on this comment.
"That's a troll! -1! No, wait, it's a quote! +1 But is it still a troll? Waitaminnit, am I saying all minorities are dumb? DAMMIT! Troll it is! Wait, it's a quote! +1 Informative! Does that mean I agree with it, then? -1 Informative? But I'm agreeing with him now! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
[mod explodes in a spray of blood, giblets, and fuzzy logic]
Wrong! Nowhere does it say that in the article.
Still a karma whore though.
I meta-mod all positive moderation Unfair, because it's abuse of the system.