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lostcarpark ([personal profile] lostcarpark) wrote2004-10-04 04:02 pm
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SpaceShipOne

It's still unofficial, but it looks like SpaceShipOne has hit the 100km mark for the second tiem in two weeks, bagging the $10M X-Prize.

Edit: If the altitude on 368,000 feet or 112km is confirmed, it will mean SS1 has beaten the X15's old record of 107.9km. Cool.
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[identity profile] alexmc.livejournal.com 2004-10-04 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Hooray

[identity profile] lushattic.livejournal.com 2004-10-04 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Woo and indeed, hoo.

[identity profile] purple-peril.livejournal.com 2004-10-04 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Woooooooooohoooooooooooooooo!!!
:)

[identity profile] alexmc.livejournal.com 2004-10-04 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
> X15's old record of 107.9km

eh? what record is that?

[identity profile] lostcarpark.livejournal.com 2004-10-04 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure if it's an official record, or what you would call it, but X15 holds/held the record for the highest altitude achieved by a "plane" rather than a "missile", which according to this website is/was 108,000m.

[identity profile] lushattic.livejournal.com 2004-10-04 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
It's official now, congratulations to all involved.
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[personal profile] spodlife 2004-10-06 01:59 pm (UTC)(link)
It is good news.

I missed all the TV coverage by being in a "4 star, my arse" hotel with only 2 TV channels. At least I could get British newspapers a day late so I did read about this before I got back to Blighty.
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