[anymouse]

When Rutan can build a ship that can achieve orbit, then he can take on NASA.

Well since Rutan designed and built the delta wing on the Pegasus rocket, which has launched numerous satellite payloads into orbit, I guess he can at least offer an opinion about NASA. Some of Rutan's structural products have flown on some military satellites and rockets as well.

With all the sidewalk supervisors on FR, I'm surprise that we don't have a FR space program. :)

[true_blue_texican]

Hey anymouse, I just FreepMailed you.

[Question_Assumptions]

I know that Rutan is brilliant, but the extra weight required to have wings and reusable rockets is stuff that needs to be carried up and back down again. I'd love to see space planes as much as the next space enthusiast but to paraphrase Monty Python, it's not about whether it has wings or not. It's a matter of lift to mass ratios.