private craft makes history (repost?)

kurupt · Post by **kurupt** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 3:46 pm

sorry if it was posted before, but i don't remember seeing it here.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/2 ... index.html

just heard about it today, that the private craft left the atmosphere and came back successfully. nice! will probably open alot of doors.

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 5:13 pm

yeah, that's what the XPrize Launch thread was about.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 5:48 pm

that bird is badass. i have both the Popular Mechanics and Popular Science Mag's on that plane.