Space Age Wright Brothers

[Mushnator]

This has been going on for a while.

It looks a little... weird to me.

[Triggar]

Originally Posted by Sputty

BTW, expect it to be more than 20 years before space trips are common. there's no reason to go into space. There's nothing there except perhaps a good view and weightlessness.

The point of the X-Prize isn't so that people can launch to the moon easily. It's to reduce the time it takes to fly places - by flying a high arc rather than going straight across the globe, you significantly reduce time and fuel.

[SDM]

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