I want to be Burt Rutan... you know the story.

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The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has granted a licence to Scaled Composites for a sub-orbital launch of their SpaceShipOne rocket-plane.

From the BBC.

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An Australian scientist says studying the kangaroo genome might help scientists modify genes in cows so that they produce highly nutritious milk.

Comments

Mmm! Yummy Roo Milk!

[kelloggs2066.livejournal.com]

Go Burt, Go!

That is just Neat!

Thanks, Batty! Great news to wake up to! :)

Re: Mmm! Yummy Roo Milk!

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Innit?

I think he should set up a base at Woomera so he won't have that pesky FAA to worry about, just CASA.

[http://users.livejournal.com/killjoy_/]

Oh, kick ass. And here he kept threatening to move his whole operation to some carribean island with no regulations... heh heh.