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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 15:19:09 GMT
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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! Chris

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		Re: Some good news for a change, maybe?
"Christopher Weeks" <clweeks@eclipse.net> wrote in message news:Hznzvx.5DF@lugnet.com... (...) astronaut in (...) Hmm, I might dispute the first civilian astronaut bit. Dennis Tito would qualify for that in my book. Well, actually, before that (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

		Re: Some good news for a change, maybe?
(...) Yaay! (URL) 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 (20 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?
(...) Tomorrow's the scheduled launch day for the first suborbital flight (this apparently is not an X Prize qualifying flight, needs 3 people on board to be the first of the pair required, but predictions are that if this goes well, the prize will (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jun-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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