UM-Bot Posted April 21, 2003 #1 Share Posted April 21, 2003 What has been billed as the "First Private Manned Space Program" and a new, never-seen spaceship, was unveiled today by noted design wizard Burt Rutan and his company, Scaled Composites, Inc. Aggressive work on a passenger-carrying sub-orbital craft has been active and hidden from public view for two years. View: Full Article | Source: Space.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schadeaux Posted April 21, 2003 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2003 This stuff is great, SaRuMaN! I really like the new design, much sleeker than the "flying bathtub." I would like to see how that small craft is going to manage the large payloads, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceyKC Posted April 21, 2003 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2003 I just hope all the participants come back safely every time. I really think it will be very exciting to see private space programs be successful, as long as people stay involved with space programs altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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