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04/10/04 the private spacecraft SpaceShipOne reached an altitude of 69.6 miles claiming the $10M Ansari X-Prize. The craft was lofted to 14km by the White Knight aicraft, it then engaged its Hybrid rocket motor taking it into a 100km sub-orbit.

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  • Date 6/20/2007 1:26:18 PM
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h0ser : LVL 10: VP 1.9: said:

h0ser

12 votes NegativePositive

533 days 6 hours ago...

Amazing, I can't imagine what it would be like to look down and see Earth in that way. That must be an amazing feeling, I would give away a leg and a kidney just to be able to see that with my own eyes.

erico : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

erico

36 votes NegativePositive

533 days 5 hours ago...

I have a whole documentary on spaceshipone. If there is interest...

EckJerome : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

EckJerome

11 votes NegativePositive

533 days 3 hours ago...

You don't have to give a leg or a kidney...just pony up $200,000 and get in line for a ride on Spaceship Two.

lab rats man!!! : LVL 27: VP 3.6: said:

lab rats man!!!

Hidden (Show Comment) -28 votes

533 days 2 hours ago...

DAMN VIRGINS

exploder : LVL 45: VP 5: said:

exploder

17 votes NegativePositive

532 days 19 hours ago...

Damn that was awesome. 5/5, and a big thanks for one of those 1% of all great clips on Spiked.

This is one of those few things that makes me proud to be human. What an achievment. The people who made this short did it really well too. Even the ending was profoundly perfect.

And need I say, YES MORE!

GB! : LVL 43: VP 5: said:

GB!

5 votes NegativePositive

532 days 17 hours ago...

who needs nasa? they still use ancient inefficient technology

h0ser : LVL 10: VP 1.9: said:

h0ser

10 votes NegativePositive

532 days 15 hours ago...


I'd have to sell my kidney and leg just to get the 200 000 as i'm unemployed.

SubSonic_au : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

SubSonic_au

1 votes NegativePositive

531 days 4 hours ago...

Is all the spinning during the ascent nessesary? or was the poilet just showing off the aircraft / spacecraft's abilities?

I'm hoping it was for show, cause I would love to go up in one of these, but just watching the vid made me dizzy, let alone being In the thing...

Stuporman : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

Stuporman

5 votes NegativePositive

531 days 4 hours ago...

It's necessary. Keeps him mostly facing upwards. Basically the same concept as to why a spinning top balances.

EckJerome : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

EckJerome

9 votes NegativePositive

531 days 4 hours ago...

No, the spinning isn't necessary...it was, in fact, a problem that the pilot thought might jeopardize the mission. But because he was a skilled pilot, he maintained control *despite* the spin.

scanjet : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

scanjet

10 votes NegativePositive

531 days 3 hours ago...

erico: please do upload.

man, I would die with all that spinning, plus the added fact that if one tiny thing goes wrong...its over.

kudos to the pilot for having a little fun while up their. 5ive

assmaster : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

assmaster

17 votes NegativePositive

531 days 3 hours ago...

i bet his wife let him get a little frisky in the naughty places that night.

GotBoost? : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

GotBoost?

10 votes NegativePositive

531 days 2 hours ago...

^ Yeah, seriously. She looked real happy to see him. I bet he got the BJ of his life.

Tath : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

Tath

9 votes NegativePositive

531 days 2 hours ago...

Thank you Sir Richard Branson. A true visionary, and one of the most brilliant men and women of our time.

Capitaine Quebec : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

Capitaine Quebec

4 votes NegativePositive

531 days 2 hours ago...

what a lucky bastard, he got into space and had wet sex that night! Seriously, must be great to see what he saw but must be scary to know if you do one error, you can be fucked up. good job

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