OT: First civilian pilot flies into space

[Brian Densmore]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Kelsay 
> 
> So now, they need to do the same thing in a two week 
> turn-around, correct?  Paul Allen's company (one anyway) is 
> Vulcan Ventures, is this the name of the team that sent the 
> rocket up?  Or is he involved w/ the Carmack team or the 
> Rutan team (something Composites)?  Please help me clear this 
> up.   A link to an article would have been nice.
> 
> Brian Kelsay
> 
> >>> "Brian Densmore" <DensmoreB at ctbsonline.com> 06/21/04 11:24AM >>>
> Paul Allen's (you know the other M$ billionaire) 
> company has done it. They've sent SpaceShipOne into
> space (62.5 Miles) and landed safely.
>
No , this one doesn't count for the XPrise. They now have to send up three
people and then turn around and do it again in two weeks.
I didn't include a link because the story is everywhere.
Paul Allen financed the Scaled Composites Rutan team. ;')

Slashdot
http://slashdot.org/articles/04/06/21/1412228.shtml?tid=134&tid=160

Mojave airport
http://www.mojaveairport.com/

cnet news
http://news.com.com/Private+rocket+zooms+into+space/2100-1001_3-5242081.html?tag=nefd.top

etc...

Also, as Phoenician noted
Paul Allen also is a big supporter of SETI and Project HALO. He also 
opened a Sci-fi museum.