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X Prize Race Underway
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0407/27xprize/
In this corner, SpaceShipOne, a space plane built by master designer Burt Ruttan and funded by Paul Allen, ne of the world's richest men. (http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/15P/15P-P%20Gliding%20back%20to%20base.jpg)
And in this corner, the DaVinci Project, funded by thousands of run of the mill Canadians, and using the Wild Fire, a fairly old-fashioned looking rocket lifted not by an airplane but by a balloon. (http://www.davinciproject.com/beta/images/For%20Media%20Images/WF_view_2.JPG)
May the best craft win!
In this corner, SpaceShipOne, a space plane built by master designer Burt Ruttan and funded by Paul Allen, ne of the world's richest men. (http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/photos/15P/15P-P%20Gliding%20back%20to%20base.jpg)
And in this corner, the DaVinci Project, funded by thousands of run of the mill Canadians, and using the Wild Fire, a fairly old-fashioned looking rocket lifted not by an airplane but by a balloon. (http://www.davinciproject.com/beta/images/For%20Media%20Images/WF_view_2.JPG)
May the best craft win!