Paul Allen Launches Commercial Spaceship Project

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday December 13, 2011 @10:57AM from the fly-me-to-the-moon dept.

smitty777 writes "The phrase 'Where do you want to go today?' takes on a whole new meaning as Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder and the world's 57th richest man in the world, looks to create a new spaceship company. Stratolaunch Systems plans to bring 'airport like operations' to the world of private space travel. Partnering with Burt Rutan, the plan is to field a test within five years and commercially available flights within ten. Spacecraft will be air-launched from a giant, six-engined aircraft. There is more information available on the Stratolaunch homepage."

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Oh boy by Anonymous Coward · 2011-12-13 11:03 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Another senile old man with too much time and money on his hands trying to relive the Space Age. It's as dead as he'll be soon. Why doesn't he invest in anti-aging and life extension instead? That can at least benefit more people than just the handful that can afford a 5 minute blip into the upper atmsophere.