VIDEO: YF-23 reborn as Romanian, rocket-powered, sea-based, space launcher

On 12/30/2010 9:39 PM, David Spain wrote:

Unclear. There is mention of space tourism, but also the Google Lunar
X-Prize.
There's more on ARCA, the E-111 and HAAS II Rocket he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARCASPACE

and he

http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/

No government funding, eh?
Well, they can build models and make drawings then...but the key will be
finding the legendary Romanian "Strewgeegee", the brown bear that
excretes gold coins instead of dung.

Apparently the rocket-plane portion of the concept is the most recent
(this year). Originally the HAAS rocket was to be launched from a high
altitude balloon. But delays over balloon development prompted the sea
launched rocket plane idea! (?)

We need to send William Mook over to help them out with their big project.
They would fit together like hand and glove. ;-)
He will be particularly fascinated by the fact that ARCA's headquarters
is in a old castle, and that the members of the group do not cast a
reflection in mirrors.

Pat