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SpaceShipOne due for coast-to-coast trip
msnbc.com ^ | 03/10/05

Posted on 03/10/2005 5:02:52 PM PST by KevinDavis

The world’s first privately developed spaceship, SpaceShipOne, will be taking a coast-to-coast victory lap this summer, tucked underneath its White Knight carrier airplane on a trip to the Smithsonian, organizers told MSNBC.com Thursday.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: space; spaceshipone; xprize
I'm going to try to see it..
1 posted on 03/10/2005 5:02:55 PM PST by KevinDavis
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2 posted on 03/10/2005 5:03:32 PM PST by KevinDavis (Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
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Darn. Only two stops. I would love to see it but don't live near Oshkosh or Dulles.


3 posted on 03/10/2005 5:27:06 PM PST by Arkie2
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I'm going to try to catch the OshKosh show....


4 posted on 03/10/2005 5:28:25 PM PST by KevinDavis (Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
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To: Arkie2

Unfortunately so.

I heard Paul Allen (major funder of SpaceShipOne) was wary of making too many trips, as the plane is headed for the Smithsonian right after.


5 posted on 03/10/2005 6:25:20 PM PST by krakath
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This is fabulous hews! Thanks for posting the article.

Oshkosh baby! Oshkosh!

6 posted on 03/11/2005 11:19:55 AM PST by robomurph
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