[geeks] Passenger-Carrying Spaceship Makes Desert Debut

[Brian Dunbar]

This is one pretty space ship.

"Passenger-Carrying Spaceship Makes Desert Debut"
http://space.com/businesstechnology/technology/rutan_scaled_0304187.html

"We are not seeking funding and are not selling anything. We are in the
middle of an important research program...to see if manned space access can
be done by other than the expensive government programs," Rutan explained.


Brian Dunbar
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For we must stay in space. Much of our military might vanishes if we lose
control of space. If we can't meet challenges there, we won't meet them on
the ground; make no mistake about that. Whether or not we break Kings and
build roads and court-houses, we will have to pay the star road's toll.
-Jerry Pournelle
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