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To: Thrusher
Somebody call Mike Melvill and tell him to gas up SpaceShipOne...

And tell him to figure out how to increase it's maximum altitude from 60 miles to 225 miles, and how to re-enter earth's atmosphere from that distance and speed without turning into just another burning streak of composite material.

49 posted on 07/27/2005 3:38:18 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: Yo-Yo
Um, I was kidding. You know, making a joke? Maybe trying to suggest that a huge government agency with billions and billions of dollars, with years and years of experience, and an enormous amount of staffing and equipment, might learn something from a relatively modest (in comparison) private endeavor captained by eager scientists and private explorers rather than career government bureaucrats.
79 posted on 07/27/2005 3:46:51 PM PDT by Thrusher (Remember the Mog.)
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