One of our associate writers covered the Spaceship One coverage today but I could not help but make a comment. I sat the alarm for a 3am wake-up here in Hawaii and the wife nudged me out of bed after my body was more inclined to stay in bed.
I quickly turned on CNN and watched the proceedings. My only commentary on the whole ordeal is that I am damn proud to live in a country where a bunch of guys can put their heads together and pull something this major off. Their are a number of teams racing for the x-prize but if they don’t hurry up scaled composites and space ship one is going to claim the prize.
This far though I have not heard how much money has been invested to make this happen. I told the wife today that before we retire I am hoping that taking a ride to the upper limits of the atmosphere will be reachable for the average person.
Here are some great pictures of the days events. [www.mojavebooks.com]
