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private space flight!

private space flight! 06/21/2004 01:56 PM
congrats to the Scaled Composites team, and here's hoping we get back to space soon

First Private Space Flight Success

First Private Space Flight Success 06/21/2004 10:54 AM
CBS News Jun 21 2004 3:32PM GMT

US edges closer to private space flight

US edges closer to private space flight 05/14/2004 07:36 AM
SpaceShipOne reaches 64km

World's first private manned space
flight

World's first private manned space
flight 06/19/2004 04:53 PM

I am quite excited about Mondays flight that if it succeeds will result in a significant event in manned spaceflight. The first ever successful private launch into space. I am sure their will be Television coverage of the launch and being I am laid up in bed recovering I will definitely be tuned in.

My dad who does not follow these types of things closely was even aware of the launch and he posed a question to my Mom if she would pay to go. Her answer was no but the speculated correctly that I would jump at the chance. I am hoping that in my lifetime it will be affordable to view the earth from space. This frontier has been limited to the chosen ones and to think we are on the doorstep of opening manned spaceflight to regular Joe's and Janes.

Some of you have read Science Fiction books where people travel to other solar systems spending a lifetime doing so forever leaving the bounds of earth. I wonder in my mind how far we are away from doing this. I am sure someday someone will be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice for the chance of a one way trip to the outer reaches of the solar system. Obviously we have a long way to go in that propulsion systems that have yet to be invented would be needed to push a spacecraft to the velocities needed to achieve such a thing. Pushing ones imagination you would have to raise children in space to continue the mission as the original crew would never make it in a lifetime. Probably to far fetched to consider but if the human race makes it another 1000 years imagine the possibilities. [w ww.scaled.com]

Poway Firm Powers 1st Private Manned
Space Flight

Poway Firm Powers 1st Private Manned
Space Flight 12/16/2003 07:36 PM
Benson is best known as a pioneer of modern full-text searching, the forerunner of technology commonly used today by Google and other Internet search engines. ...

Viewer's Guide to Monday's First Piloted
Private Space Flight

Viewer's Guide to Monday's First Piloted
Private Space Flight 06/20/2004 02:12 AM
The first private manned launch into space will take place Monday morning from Mojave Airport .. leave the atmosphere on Monday .. Monday

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First-Ever Private Spaceport Nears Final
Approval

First-Ever Private Spaceport Nears Final
Approval 05/24/2004 05:32 PM

UAE Private 747 Selects Connexion by
Boeing For In-flight Internet

UAE Private 747 Selects Connexion by
Boeing For In-flight Internet 12/10/2003 06:52 AM
Space Daily Dec 10 2003 5:49AM ET

Space flight test goes well

Space flight test goes well 09/15/2004 05:03 PM
globetechnology.com Sep 15 2004 8:25PM GMT

Microsoft space flight

Microsoft space flight 06/05/2004 06:23 PM
Times of India Jun 5 2004 9:33PM GMT

First Private Shot At Space

First Private Shot At Space 06/20/2004 06:52 PM
CBS News Jun 20 2004 10:52PM GMT

Private spaceship almost in space

Private spaceship almost in space 05/13/2004 09:29 PM
A privately-built manned spacecraft has reached a record altitude of 212,000ft on one of its final tests before officially entering space.

Don't book that vacation space flight
yet

Don't book that vacation space flight
yet 06/22/2004 12:36 PM
SiliconValley.com Jun 22 2004 2:43PM GMT

Private rocket will try to reach space

Private rocket will try to reach space 06/02/2004 06:26 PM

The Space Elevator - Public or Private?

The Space Elevator - Public or Private? 09/21/2004 01:09 PM

Private craft rockets into space

Private craft rockets into space 06/21/2004 12:12 PM
BBC Jun 21 2004 3:05PM GMT

Private rocket zooms into space

Private rocket zooms into space 06/21/2004 12:36 PM
ZDNet Jun 21 2004 5:01PM GMT

Private Space Shot a Success

Private Space Shot a Success 06/22/2004 05:53 AM
SpaceShipOne climbs to an altitude of 62 miles Monday before dropping safely to the ground. It's the first privately financed manned excursion into space. Dan Brekke reports from Mojave, California.

Private Rocket Will Try and Reach Space
(AP)

Private Rocket Will Try and Reach Space
(AP) 06/02/2004 07:52 PM
AP - A privately developed manned rocket will attempt to reach space this month, its builders said Wednesday. It would be the first non-governmental flight to leave Earth's atmosphere.

SpaceShipOne makes manned space flight

SpaceShipOne makes manned space flight 06/22/2004 11:04 AM
A team led by aviation pioneer Burt Rutan came a step closer to claiming the US$10 million X Prize after today's successful manned space flight by SpaceShipOne.

U.S. on verge of private space travel
(USATODAY.com)

U.S. on verge of private space travel
(USATODAY.com) 02/10/2004 08:50 AM
USATODAY.com - Two U.S. teams are so close to launching people into space that they have applied for licenses from the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA officials said Monday.

Private Rocket Plane Heads to Space

Private Rocket Plane Heads to Space 06/21/2004 12:14 PM
MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) -- A rocket plane soared toward space Monday in a historic attempt to make the first privately financed spaceflight.

CNN.com - Private craft flies into space
- Jun 21, 2004

CNN.com - Private craft flies into space
- Jun 21, 2004 06/21/2004 11:02 AM
the first private manned spacecraft .. sagt .. cnn

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Private rocket plane touches space

Private rocket plane touches space 06/21/2004 12:12 PM
SiliconValley.com Jun 21 2004 4:18PM GMT

Private space ship 'back to form'

Private space ship 'back to form' 07/08/2004 09:02 AM
Record-breaking private space craft, SpaceShipOne, is back on course to vie for a prestigious space prize.

Surveillance Cameras Reduce Private
Space (AP)

Surveillance Cameras Reduce Private
Space (AP) 04/18/2005 12:14 AM
AP - It's there when you ride an elevator and make a purchase in a store. There's no escaping it in a museum. Look up at the stoplight and a camera may be watching you. Being lens-shy just doesn't cut it in today's camera-crazed world. Chances are, during a good part of your day, there's a camera nudging into your private space.

Open Source Space Flight Dynamics OSSFD

Open Source Space Flight Dynamics OSSFD 04/13/2004 01:55 PM
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Scaled Composites Plans First Private
Space Shot

Scaled Composites Plans First Private
Space Shot 06/02/2004 01:36 PM

Scaled Composites, the X-Prize competitor funded by Microsoft mogul Paul Allen, and led by aviation uber-genius Burt Rutan, has scheduled a test flight that, if successful, will be the first space launch in history by the private sector.

SpaceShipOne will rocket to 100 kilometers (62 miles) into sub-orbital space above the Mojave Civilian Aerospace Test Center, a commercial airport in the California desert. If successful, it will demonstrate that the space frontier is finally open to private enterprise. This event could be the breakthrough that will enable space access for future generations.

This flight won't qualify for the X-Prize since the prize stipulates that you have to take 3 people to space, instead of just one. It is likely, however, a preliminary flight to get ready for a shot at the prize, and the precursor to commercial space travel. One of the reasons that the Mojave Airport is on its way to being licensed by the FTC as the world's first commercial spaceport. We have spaceports now! My jet-pack and flying car must not be far behind!

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Private space travel can blend
technologies for the benefit of all

Private space travel can blend
technologies for the benefit of all 06/23/2004 06:14 AM
SiliconValley.com Jun 23 2004 10:04AM GMT

How Portable Music Lets Us Reclaim Our
Private Space

How Portable Music Lets Us Reclaim Our
Private Space 03/08/2004 11:04 PM
The walkman has been around for decades now, and finally, someone has gotten around to studying the social impact of personal music players. He suggests that, with so many visual messages being targeted at us every day as we walk around, personal music players allow people to reclaim their personal space by putting their own soundtrack on it, and letting it match their own preferences and mood, while also blocking out certain elements of the outside.

CNN.com - Private craft soars into
space, history - Jun 21, 2004

CNN.com - Private craft soars into
space, history - Jun 21, 2004 06/22/2004 08:57 AM

Private Team Sends Manned Craft to Space

Private Team Sends Manned Craft to Space 06/22/2004 12:53 AM
A veteran civilian test pilot on Monday became the first human to reach space in a privately developed program.

XP: How Do I Make A Folder Private

XP: How Do I Make A Folder Private 07/14/2004 11:43 AM
Tech-Recipes Jul 14 2004 4:12PM GMT

Stunt pilots make trial runs as Genesis
nears home

Stunt pilots make trial runs as Genesis
nears home 09/04/2004 04:41 AM
USA Today Sep 4 2004 9:05AM GMT

SpaceShipOne Makes History: First
Private Manned Mission to Space

SpaceShipOne Makes History: First
Private Manned Mission to Space 06/22/2004 02:46 AM
Free Internet Press Jun 22 2004 7:14AM GMT

Panel to Recommend Increased Private
Role in Space Launches

Panel to Recommend Increased Private
Role in Space Launches 06/14/2004 02:45 PM
White House commission will recommend that NASA give private corporations a broader role in space launches -- and a greater share of the financial burden.

Private Team, in a Milestone, Sends
Manned Craft to Space

Private Team, in a Milestone, Sends
Manned Craft to Space 06/21/2004 10:10 PM
A veteran civilian test pilot on Monday became the first human to reach space in a privately developed program.

MSNBC - Private rocket ship breaks space
barrier

MSNBC - Private rocket ship breaks space
barrier 06/22/2004 04:37 AM
SpaceShipOne has successfully broken the space barrier .. today's news a Kitty Hawk for space? .. first private space flight test .. reported

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First-Of-A-Kind Private Rocket Plane
Heads to Space (Reuters)

First-Of-A-Kind Private Rocket Plane
Heads to Space (Reuters) 06/21/2004 09:07 AM
Reuters - SpaceShipOne lifted off early on Monday in the initial stage of the world's first attempted commercial space flight.
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