On Fri, 04 Jun 2004 20:26:59 -0500, Pat Flannery wrote:

Still, it's hard to figure out what exactly else it can do besides the
little "hop up into space" type flight.

New Pool! Place your bets:

1) How long before the first authentic "SS1 To The Moon?" post in the
sci.space hierarchy?

2) How long before the first authentic "SS1 To Mars?" post in the
sci.space hierarchy?

...but it exists for the sake of ego as much as anything else; let's see
it try to go Mach 6 in the atmosphere sometime....

Did someone set Rutan a goal of Mach 6 private flight... and back it up
with money?

Pat

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