[BenLurkin]

"LAUNCH PAD: The White Knight, the carrier aircraft for SpaceShipOne, taxis down the runway at the Mojave Airport after a successful demonstration flight and launch at the mated aircrafts' unveiling April 18.' ROB LAYMAN Valley Press files

[Travis McGee]

bttt

[GeronL]

Lets hope a private American citizen can be China in manned space race!!

That might embarrass them a bit.

[LibKill]

Here's hoping that they can do it.

[LearnsFromMistakes]

cool. more info

[Brett66]

The creator of the X-Prize is now publicly narrowing down the teams that he believes will win it. Rutan and Carmack'
s entry, the Black Armadillo will probably be succesful next year in flying to space. Rutan will probably win it, but Carmack's design may have some key advantages with high-flight rate operations. The rockets he's using will be extremely cheap and reliable, probably better than what Rutan's building. Once the X-Prize is won, Carmack could end up being the more succesful company.

[Lazamataz]

The project is "one I think might lead to a renaissance that will provide jobs for all you young test pilots out there," Rutan said.

Uh oh.

One of your mortal enemies is out there.

Someone is creating jobs.

[Jimmy Valentine]

This is so cool! Rutan has been a pioneer in thinking outside of the box for a long time now.

I hope he succeeds big time!

Regards,