Tuesday, October 05, 2004
SpaceshipOne
The Ansari X Prize, a $10million contest for the first commercial space flight, was won yesterday by Burt Rutan's team. Apparently they used a thruster powered by nitrous oxide (a.k.a laughing gas) and solid rubber.
The news brought a smile to my otherwise decaffeinated day.
The news brought a smile to my otherwise decaffeinated day.
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