Anyone see the thing on Discovery channel last night about Spaceship One? All 3 hours of it...

 

Amazing that a non-government-funded company can put men in space, even though it was a bit slap-dash in places!

 

And I quote... "Holy crap!!! That was close..."

Missed it :( but i'm sure it'll be on Discovery again :D

Yes saw the whole program. What an amazing achievement for a private company on a low budget! And the acceleration of of the space ship was incredible the way the pilot got slamed back in his seat as the rocked motor fired up!

It caught the first guy completely by surprise!

 

I also liked the handful of M&Ms let loose in zero-G, even if it is a bit dodgy.

 

There were fantastic shots as the rocket was lit and it just powered up, up, up & even more up :D And also the shots in space.

 

Their try-it-and-see approach was refreshing- beats all the red tape that normally hold these things back!

 

Amazing.

It caught the first guy completely by surprise!

 

I also liked the handful of M&Ms let loose in zero-G, even if it is a bit dodgy.

 

There were fantastic shots as the rocket was lit and it just powered up, up, up & even more up :D And also the shots in space.

 

Their try-it-and-see approach was refreshing- beats all the red tape that normally hold these things back!

 

Amazing.

 

Yep saw the whole program to.. I like the bit we don't no what its going to do at mac1.. Plus the bit when the display went out and fighting with the contols to keep it stably :bow:

 

amazing