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Burt Rutan On his Upcoming X-Prize Attempt

Posted by timothy on from the good-fine-americans-like-dr-wernher-von-braun dept.

dkleinsc writes "The BBC is running an article about Burt Rutan, the head of Scaled Composites and creator of SpaceShip One. He talks about his motivation (besides fame and a big pile of cash) for the project."

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  1. Ironic by RickyRay · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It's good to see something useful finally done with Microsoft money (indirectly, through Paul Allen). Of course it's sad to see that they don't fund any similar advances in the computer industry (or education, health care, .....).

  2. I wish him well, but by Hao+Wu · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    He talks about his motivation ... fame and a big pile of cash

    I predict fame and a big pile of CRASH.

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  3. thIs is goats3x by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    anoth3r special