looks like we''re headed off to space..

Fri Oct 01, 2004 5:11 am by Tawakalna

we'd all do a lot better to live in caves like trolls.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 5:19 am by gromit

trolls live in caves? I thought they lived under bridges.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 6:33 am by Tawakalna

cave trolls.

Fri Oct 01, 2004 8:21 am by gromit

aaah of course. apologies

Fri Oct 01, 2004 10:24 am by Chips

Heck - if i was getting married, a trip in that would be the honeymoon. However, due to costs, the wife would stay behind to cook me a honeymoon dinner whilst i was admiring my empire from space

Sat Oct 02, 2004 3:32 am by Esquilax

@griffon. Don't be so pathetic, I was raised as a christian and there's no reason whatsoever that you can't believe in the future of man - in fact, you're positively encouraged to do so. AND PLEASE STOP BRINGING RELIGION INTO TLR! damnit, it makes me mad when I read comments like that.

See? If *I* posted something like that, Loc would have a go at me! Life's so unfair *sniff*

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Edited by - esquilax on 10/2/2004 4:37:23 AM

Sat Oct 02, 2004 7:58 am by H.Q. Victor

Even with this so called privatising of space travel, I would not see much, if any, chance of man making it into true space travel. There is, one, not that much co-operation, two, funds to build space shuttle quality ships for reuse, three, practicality in the venture. This said though, I would volunter to go in an instant, just to see it for myself.

Sun Oct 03, 2004 7:20 am by kimk

there is always a hurdle to pass before it becomes routine. before ford automised (is that a word?) car production, it'd cost ALOT to get a car made. after the initial hurdle got passed, the next moment you're trying to reduce the number of cars.

i think a freelancer age isn't too far away. though possibly not in our lifetime. but it'd get weird wont it ? wars would be over standalone space stations or something. and you'd be blasting cap ships size of the planet you're fighting over.

Mon Oct 04, 2004 4:01 am by gromit

if anyone is interested, there is a live webcast NOW showing the first spaceflight...

watch some history

Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:00 am by gromit

They did it...!

SpaceShipOne cleared 62miles/100km and actually reached 368,000ft (69.7 miles). Full confirmation of winning the X-Prize does not happen until tomorrow at around this time as the pilot has to survive for 24 hours after the flight.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3712998.stm' Target=_Blank>More Info

Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:03 am by Codename

...as the pilot has to survive for 24 hours after the flight

That sounds ominous.

Still, this is super-fantas-great.

Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:05 am by Tawakalna

it's all dreadful

pointless technology, good money up in smoke.

Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:10 am by Codename

Where would you have the money go? Keep in mind that we're talking about corporations here; great big money-grubbing, profit-motivated corporations.

Mon Oct 04, 2004 9:25 am by H.Q. Victor

Eh. It gives them something to do and people hope for better things for the future.

Mon Oct 04, 2004 9:28 am by Indy11

It's now official and done. Space Ship One gets the prize.

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