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Live long and prosper.
What's the problem with fuel ?!Originally posted by LURCH
And still didn't see anything that addresses
the problem of fuel.
All that rocket experiment did is eject hydrogenOriginally posted by LURCH
Especially now that the Australians have shown
us that a scramjet can work.
Burt Rutan's spaceship, also known as SpaceShipOne, is a suborbital spaceplane designed and built by aerospace engineer Burt Rutan and his company Scaled Composites. It was the first privately funded and built spacecraft to reach space.
Burt Rutan's spaceship made its first flight on June 21, 2004. It reached an altitude of 328,491 feet, becoming the first privately funded aircraft to reach space.
The purpose of Burt Rutan's spaceship was to demonstrate the feasibility of low-cost, private spaceflight. It was also a part of the Ansari X Prize competition, which offered a $10 million prize to the first privately funded spacecraft to reach the edge of space twice within two weeks.
Burt Rutan's spaceship made three successful flights in total. The first flight was on June 21, 2004, the second on September 29, 2004, and the third on October 4, 2004.
Burt Rutan's spaceship was a major milestone in the development of private spaceflight. It showed that space exploration is not limited to government agencies and opened up opportunities for further private investment in space technology. It also inspired other companies, such as Virgin Galactic, to pursue commercial spaceflight ventures.