June 21, 2004
One Down, Two To Go

Now that they've shown they can actually do it, it's time for a go at the X-Prize.

This is great news. But I have to wonder about the strange time-distortion Mike Melvill appears to have experienced during the flight -- it seems to have aged him several years...at least according to Fox News' reporters, who were adding a year to his age every time they reported on the flight.

Posted by T.L. James on June 21, 2004 01:38 PM

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How serious do you consider the damage sustained by the craft? Is it likely to be something that could have a bigger impact when going for the prize (e.g. - launching an extra two people, or their equivalent mass)?



Posted by: Carl Carlsson at June 24, 2004 09:17 PM

I really don't know anything about it beyond the fact that it happened -- been too busy this week to follow up. Hopefully I'll have broadband again sometime this week and can get back up to speed.



Posted by: T.L. James at June 27, 2004 09:58 PM