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SpaceShipOne Flight Not as Perfect as it Seemed

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-higher-than-my-car-can-get dept.

ArbiterOne writes "SpaceShipOne's flight wasn't as perfect as it seemed, according to Burt Rutan and New Scientist. Apparently, at one point in the descent, the pilot completely lost attitude control. According to him, "If that had happened earlier, I would never have made it and you all would be looking sad right now." Could this pose some problems for the X-Prize contender?"

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  1. Re:Yes - Attitude, not altitude by banzai51 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You could use a rectal-cranium inversion stat!