Burt Shows His Cards

Can’t pass this one up. Burt Rutan has said repeatedly that once the X-Prize was funded, he would go after it. He developed the Proteus aircraft several years ago for a different purpose, but there have always been rumors that it might serve as the first stage for a suborbital vehicle. The rumors have finally been born out.

They made an announcement today. This will be a big boost in the credibility of others going after this market.

Ten Years

OK, I’m putting this one up because I won’t be able to do it tomorrow, which will be the tenth anniversary of Waco, and the eighth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. I’m not sure the full truth has yet been told about either.

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