This isn't going to be SpaceShipOne's attempt to win the X Prize - though the ship will be reaching the required 62miles/100km, it will only be carrying one passenger, and there is not going to be a second flight within two weeks.
but that doesn't make it not AWESOME. Will be the first non-government-backed flight to reach the edge of space EVER, and makes Burt Rutan's team the coolest.
Hey, cash can be a non-issue. After all, Burt Rutan/Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne is funded by Paul Allen. He's already ponied up upwards of $20 million, just for the coolness. co-founder of Microsoft = biggest budget of the X Prize.
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Plus - if all goes well on Monday, it should leave them free to pursue the actual X Prize flights very soon.
This isn't going to be SpaceShipOne's attempt to win the X Prize - though the ship will be reaching the required 62miles/100km, it will only be carrying one passenger, and there is not going to be a second flight within two weeks.
but that doesn't make it not AWESOME. Will be the first non-government-backed flight to reach the edge of space EVER, and makes Burt Rutan's team the coolest.
Wanna build you a space ship? Get you some Bill Gates