[Termite_Commander]

So, what exactly was the record broken?

A point-to-point record means what?

(please forgive me if this is an inane question.)

[Termite_Commander]

By the way, in response to my own question, I'm guessing that the record broken was from point A to point B in a privately developed rocket-powered plane, which is why Air Force and NASA developed vehicles wouldn't have qualified for breaking it (since they're government funded).

[Optimist]

With Rutan at the controls, the EZ-Rocket lifted off at 11:40 a.m. local time. The craft touched down at the California City airport – about 10 miles northeast of Mojave – some nine minutes later.

BFD

10 miles / 9 minutes = 66.67mph

WTF? I know it's a hybrid vehicle, but even a Prius can do this.

(/sarcasm)

[Rebelbase]

On someone's earlier reply: "The 11-minute trek of just more than 16 kilometers established the distance record for a rocket-powered aircraft, weighing under 1,000 kilograms and taking off from the ground under rocket power."