SpaceShipOne lands again!

[athelind]

That's twice in less than a week -- well within the 2-week timeframe for the Ansari X-Prize!

We still haven't gotten official word on the altitude, but everything so far points to YES.

Now the rest is up to us, and there’s a future to be won:
We must turn our faces outward, we will do what must be done:
For no cradle lasts forever; every bird must learn to fly:
And we’re goin’ to the stars–
See our fire in the sky!

UPDATE: It's Official!

Comments

[pyat.livejournal.com]

Onward and upward!

[cargoweasel.livejournal.com]

That is awesome. I feel a bit bad for the Canadians though. They came SO close.

[araquan.livejournal.com]

This is indeed great news... If there isn't a prize out there for private orbital flight, though, I hope it gets established now that sub-orbital is a reality. This is a wonderful accomplishment, but it should only be the beginning... }:>

[araquan.livejournal.com]

Hmm. It's been brought to my attention that there is one.

[tikaani.livejournal.com]

$50 million and his specs rival the Space Shuttle - "an orbital vehicle capable of carrying up to seven astronauts to an orbital outpost".

[bigtig.livejournal.com]

Umm.. that link for the "official update" is about the previous flight.

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

Quite an achievement. Quite an achievement.

[tombfyre.livejournal.com]

'tis cool stuff, ain't it? I for one am happy to see these spacecraft go up. :) With luck they'll provide replacements for the shuttles n' stuff.