Halfway to space . . .

Herb Schaltegger wrote:

32 km today, it seems.

Double that, do it twice in a couple of weeks, and Burt/Paul Allen win
the X Prize.

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/spaceshipone_test_040408.html

Well, triple it, actually: the X-Prize and international definition call
for 62 miles (100 km) altitude.

Mike Flugennock wrote:

32 km today, it seems.

Double that, do it twice in a couple of weeks, and Burt/Paul Allen win
the X Prize.

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/spaceshipone_test_040408.html

And this, folks, is why you test, test, test...
http://www.space.com/news/ssone_mishap_031218.html

I can't wait for the usual idiots to tell us again why reusability is a
worthless feature for launchers and spacecraft.