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SpaceShipOne reached 337,500 feet: judging committee
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| 09/29/04
Posted on 09/29/2004 5:26:04 PM PDT by KevinDavis
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To: Petronski
Surely, you can't be series.
To: Mr. Lucky
I am, and please don't call me Shirley.
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posted on
09/29/2004 6:51:48 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(DEMS: Kim tested, Osama approved.)
To: KevinDavis
8 SpaceShipOne reached an altitude of 337,500 feet...
Wow, 64 miles, it just matched the performance of the 60 year old WW-II V2 missile! Well, this was a privately funded and manned mission, so congrats anyway.
--Boot Hill
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posted on
09/29/2004 7:10:14 PM PDT
by
Boot Hill
(Candy-gram for Osama bin Mongo, candy-gram for Osama bin Mongo!!!)
To: KevinDavis
This is spectacular news. Its staggering how absolutely attainable it is for man to go into space. And yet, to so many people its "a waste of money". I've heard people actually put down private enterprise in space as a waste of money (total knuckleheads, of course), and then go home and watch some live event on TV.
If they win the X-prize, I think its possible for me to one day have a ride in space - or more.
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posted on
09/30/2004 6:48:27 AM PDT
by
mudblood
To: asgardshill
"So what are the units of odor anyway?"
funk (n) (fungk): abbr. fK. A unit of odor detectable by the human nose, especially odor emanating from the human body, equal to the amount of lead oxide paint 1/1000-in. thick that is removed and/or bubbled up from a painted surface when exposed to said odor.
One thousand microfunks (mfK) is the standardized equivalent to one funk (fK). A smelly human foot unwashed for at least 3 days is equivalent to about 35 microfunks. The contents of Helen Thomas' laundry hamper is the standardized equivalent to 296 funks. H. Shouldn't that be one million microfunks?
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posted on
09/30/2004 8:40:28 AM PDT
by
sionnsar
(Cbs: Tune in. Turn on. Ignore doubt | Iran Azadi | Traditional Anglicans: trad-anglican.faithweb.com)
To: Max Combined
"He gets another shot at killing himself in a week or so. "
I thought the same thing. The way he spiraled up yesterday was downright scary looking.
To: devane617
The way he spiraled up yesterday was downright scary looking. They have really downplayed that, haven't they? I missed the separation and motor firing (work distraction), but caught the spiral, and thought that was not what was supposed to happen. I haven't been able to find out if the main motor was still on or if it was coasting at that point. Anybody know?
I don't know if SS1 has a reaction control system, or if it is strictly aero-dynamic for attitude control. My guess was aero only, which is probably ok for sub orbital flight. It would need something other than aero-surface control for orbital flight.
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posted on
09/30/2004 9:07:44 AM PDT
by
Magnum44
(Terrorism is a disease, precise application of superior force is the ONLY cure)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
09/30/2004 10:06:38 AM PDT
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hattend
(I'm on the Mark Steyn Ping List! I'm somebody!)
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