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Rocketeers…Start Your Engines! X Prize Cup Planned
space.com ^ | 07/17/03 | Leonard David

Posted on 07/17/2003 5:16:05 PM PDT by KevinDavis

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To: Brett66
Reminds me of a short story by Clarke where a race involving solar sails from Earth to Mars took place.
21 posted on 07/17/2003 6:27:30 PM PDT by Arkie2 (It's a literary fact that the number of words wriiten will grow exponentially to fill the space avai)
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Well I'm betting on Rutan to win.
22 posted on 07/17/2003 7:49:04 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
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To: KevinDavis
Yeah, but the next hundred years is a long time to wait for a pay off.
23 posted on 07/17/2003 8:59:14 PM PDT by Rudder
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To: KevinDavis
Space Ping me!
24 posted on 07/17/2003 9:04:39 PM PDT by MattGarrett
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To: Mr. Lucky
I believe the $10 million is cash money, already set aside. No credit required.
25 posted on 07/18/2003 7:29:36 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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