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Would You Climb Aboard SpaceShipOne Monday?
space.com ^
| 06/19/04
| Robert Roy Britt
Posted on 06/19/2004 2:30:28 PM PDT by KevinDavis
All spaceflight is risky, any expert will tell you. Maiden voyages can be particularly tricky, given all the unknowns. Even SpaceShipOne, a smooth-operating, trusty craft, had a mishap upon landing during a test flight last December.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: goliath; scaled; space; spaceshipone; xprize
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My response would be Hell Yes!
To: RightWhale; Brett66; xrp; gdc314; sionnsar; *Space; anymouse; RadioAstronomer; NonZeroSum; ...
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posted on
06/19/2004 2:31:20 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
06/19/2004 2:31:25 PM PDT
by
sonofatpatcher2
(Love & a .45-- What more could you want, campers? };^)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
06/19/2004 2:31:57 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: KevinDavis
I'm with you. It'd probably kill me, but I'd take the chance.
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posted on
06/19/2004 2:32:10 PM PDT
by
Glenn
(The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
To: KevinDavis
..not HELL yes! Considering the direction I'd be goin'
HEAVEN YES!
To: KevinDavis
I know someone who is on the list for journalists to fly on it. He is a long time aviation journalist, and he is in pretty foul health, he has nothing to risk. I spoke with him last night, he is going to the launch Monday. Cool stuff!
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posted on
06/19/2004 2:33:28 PM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I strive to be the person my dog thinks I am)
To: Central Scrutiniser
He is on a list of journalists that would like to fly it, only one will be chosen, of course.
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posted on
06/19/2004 2:35:28 PM PDT
by
Central Scrutiniser
(I strive to be the person my dog thinks I am)
To: KevinDavis
Heck, yeah! But only if I could bring my laptop and sit in the smoking section.
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posted on
06/19/2004 2:36:25 PM PDT
by
EggsAckley
(........"John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute".........)
To: KevinDavis
Since Rutan built it, absolutely YES!
If the government had built it, probably not.
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posted on
06/19/2004 2:53:09 PM PDT
by
dalereed
To: KevinDavis
The shuttle is built by the lowest bidder, and I would go aboard it.
This one is built by Rutan, so of course.
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posted on
06/19/2004 2:57:44 PM PDT
by
Lokibob
(All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
To: KevinDavis
To: KevinDavis
YUPPERS! I'd go!BTW please put me on the space list.
Thanks,
prisoner6
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posted on
06/19/2004 2:59:55 PM PDT
by
prisoner6
(Right Wing Nuts hold the country together as the loose screws of the left fall out!)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
06/19/2004 3:01:01 PM PDT
by
Brett66
To: KevinDavis
Does a bear ____ in the woods!
To: KevinDavis
Heck no.. I would rather read bill clintons book "MY LIES" before I did it.
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posted on
06/19/2004 3:03:37 PM PDT
by
arly
To: KevinDavis
YES! Icing on the cake would be if I could get to log some P.I.C time in my logbook.
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posted on
06/19/2004 3:07:27 PM PDT
by
wrench
To: KevinDavis
The Rutan brothers are to 21st century aviation, what the Wrights were to 20th century aviation, perhaps even more so, considering their list of accomplishments of the past 20 years.
I'll be watching this Monday and would love to be there, inside Space Ship One itself.
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posted on
06/19/2004 3:12:39 PM PDT
by
spoiler2
To: EggsAckley
In Australia we have a term for something when its not real or phoney, we say its "Mickey Mouse"
Like Senator Kerry would be a "Mickey Mouse President"
well i showed the following photo to my 3 1/2 year old son and he said "look dad Mickey Mouse " Take a close look and you'll see him.
Im not saying its a Mickey Mouse space craft, I'll let you be the judge. Interesting though.
Link for photo of Spaceship One crash photo
http://www.space.com/news/ssone_mishap_031218.html
To: MrDaddyLongLegs
YIKES!
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posted on
06/19/2004 3:19:18 PM PDT
by
EggsAckley
(........"John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute".........)
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