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Subject:	Re: Some good news for a change, maybe?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:49:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks wrote: > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote: > > > Tomorrow's the scheduled launch day for the first suborbital flight > > Whoo-hoo! I just watched spaceshipone land and the first civilian astronaut in > the history of mankind walk into the history books. What an exciting day! Yaay! http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/21/suborbital.test/index.html Frank: Civilian pilot, civilian ship... Tito was a passenger on a government ship, so I'd say only quasi civilian. Cost for Tito's ride/stunt == cost for the entire Rutan SpaceShipOne program

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		Re: Some good news for a change, maybe?
(...) Technically Tito wasn't the first paying passenger either, but I think he was the first to fund his own way. (...) True, but Tito got a week's vacation in a space Hilton. Today's flight was the equivalent of a couple of minute ride in the (...) (21 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: Some good news for a change, maybe?
(...) Whoo-hoo! I just watched spaceshipone land and the first civilian astronaut in the history of mankind walk into the history books. What an exciting day! Chris (21 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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