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Photos of SpaceShipOne's Landing Mishap
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| 18 December 2003
| Leonard David
Posted on 12/19/2003 8:34:55 AM PST by Lokibob
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Exclusive: Photos of SpaceShipOne's Landing Mishap By Leonard David Senior Space Writer posted: 05:20 pm ET 18 December 2003
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Photos: Courtesy Alan Radecki, used with permission
After cracking through the sound barrier on Dec. 17, the privately funded SpaceShipOne's return glide to a Mojave, California landing strip ended in tense moments.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: rutan; space; spaceshipone; xprize
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To: Poohbah
"Imagine having your worst professional act broadcast every week in prime time for five or six years, then daily every afternoon as it goes into syndication."
Sort of like the ski jumper that crashed off the side of the ramp that we got to see every saturday for decades......
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12/19/2003 11:21:45 AM PST
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Geritol
(Lord willing, there will be a later...)
To: Dark Wing
ping
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12/19/2003 12:37:58 PM PST
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Thud
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