Scaled Composites pulled it off! Whoot!
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Scaled Composites pulled it off! Whoot!
What!!! They beat me to it? :)
Congrats to Team Scaled Composites.
Now the hard part: FIlk writers have to find a rhyme for Scaled Composites... :D
All the others had failed rocketses. ;)
OK, that was bad!
LQ
Now that it's all over I wonder what will happen to all of the other (serious) Xp-prize competitors? it would be a shame to dispatch all of the hard work they've done and the gathered expertise.. i hope some of it can be used and or they keep at it and go for it for the hell of it.. Who knows the other guys, without a multitrillionaire backer, might yet become the next space tourist company!
As my sister pointed out to me, privately owned spaceflight and space exploration will ultimately lead to FTL travel. It's just inevitable.
Well not really, someone has to work out if it's actually possible or practicable. Currently our best guesses are to build a pair of rings of superdense neutronium the size of the Earth's orbit.. most of everything else is hyperbole, it's not just a question of not having the interest or funding!
X Prize evolves into annual competitionQuote:
Originally posted by Tobian
Now that it's all over I wonder what will happen to all of the other (serious) Xp-prize competitors? it would be a shame to dispatch all of the hard work they've done and the gathered expertise.. i hope some of it can be used and or they keep at it and go for it for the hell of it.. Who knows the other guys, without a multitrillionaire backer, might yet become the next space tourist company!
It means that serious competitors would have a chance next year.
CNN provided a gallery of this years competitors.
X Prize
Considering Burt Rutan's record in aerial achievements, I would love to see someone offer a prize for a trip to Mars or Venus. I bet Rutan could do it if he put his mind to it.