Amateurs in Space
And no, that's not a porn title. These guys here have sent a rocket into actual outer space with a ham radio payload. Well, Low Earth Orbit anyway. I had hoped to scoop Rocket Jones, but he got this up a minute ago. Damn. (Although since our clocks are not synchronized, it looks like I beay him by three minutes. Would I lie to you?) Nevertheless, the groundswell of private space enterprise continues to, well, swell. Next thing you know, me and Mrs. Buckethead will be booking a vacation on the moon. Do you have any idea how cool an amusement park you could create in one-sixth g?
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You probably did scoop me, I
You probably did scoop me, I mess with the times on my posts all the time so they're never accurate. :)
Pretty cool though, eh?
No, your post was up before I
No, your post was up before I submitted mine. I checked. That is the surest proof that yours was up first.
It is cool, though. I think that we are really on the verge of breakout in the space industry. While this will attract little mainstream media attention, you can be sure that the winner of the X-Prize will. Rutan and his pilot will be Lindberghs for the new millenium.
> While this will attract
> While this will attract little mainstream media attention
The rocket launch took place in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. No way would the comfy media types ever drag their butts that far from civilization. You'd have to get thousands of naked women to show up first. And we know THAT would never happen. No sir. Nuh uh. No way.
I noticed the launch site,
I noticed the launch site, and wondered why they didn't launch in the middle of the Burning Man festival. The wierdos would have really enjoyed that, assuming that they noticed.