X-Prize is Won. horray for space n stuff :D

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X-Prize is Won. horray for space n stuff :D

Post by roid »

of course 'Scaled Composites' won it with 'SpaceShip One'. they won it October 4, (which in this time zone is 2 days ago :evil:)

horray horray

i'm just watching this 5 hour show.
mms://wm.world.mii-streaming.net/media/deepblu/mojave_aerospace_x2_56100.wmv

or just go here http://www.xprize.org/ and click to watch it. it's the full prize-winning fight (etc). the "etc" is quite interesting as well.
(and no it's not live of course)

go forth my prettys!
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Is their a link to just download that video?
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i don't have one. but if you put that link into your mediaplayer of choice, it will stream it.
there's a higher bandwidth streaming version on the xprize.org site of course.
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There are also streaming video rippers out there if you really want the video that bad. Use google to find them though.
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It also appears like they're going to make it an annual thing!! neato!

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/0 ... index.html
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Nitrofox125 wrote:It also appears like they're going to make it an annual thing!! neato!

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/10/0 ... index.html
I was just about to ask how they where going to stimulate further development now that the prize was won... Looks like it won't stop here!
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:!: :D AWESOME!@!@ :D :!:

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