den: (bloke genes)
den ([personal profile] den) wrote2004-06-22 12:57 pm

SpaceShip One photos

Snagged from [livejournal.com profile] twoolfe

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/spaceshipone/flightday.html

You have to love the lines of the Beechcraft Starship chase plane. I could have one of them since White Knight isn't for sale.

But the last photo says it all.

[identity profile] kelloggs2066.livejournal.com 2004-06-21 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee!

Space Ship One!
Government Zero! :D

[identity profile] starcat-jewel.livejournal.com 2004-06-21 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
*fonts geek*
Check out the Star Trek fonts on the spaceship name and the sign! The sign is definitely in DS9; I think the spaceship font is Federation.
*/fonts geek*

yeah

[identity profile] twoolfe.livejournal.com 2004-06-21 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been waiting for this day since I read Rocket Ship Galileo when it first came out. Bet RAH was watchin, and cheerin from whever the prophets live.
T.
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[personal profile] jamesb 2004-06-21 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Batty, you need to pay a late night visit to Raytheon's storage and dismantling center in Tucson AZ.

[identity profile] dewhitton.livejournal.com 2004-06-21 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
When I'm Rich and have Bags Of Money, I'll be buying one of theses and bringing it out here for CASA certification. They'd be brilliant.

[identity profile] kamau-d-lyon.livejournal.com 2004-06-22 07:18 am (UTC)(link)
Yup, a very nice plane that just wouldn't sell because the business people want 'jets' not a prop plane that is as good if not better then many of those business jets.
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[personal profile] jenny_evergreen 2004-06-22 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
*sniffles* Oh, those were fabulous pictures! Thanks for posting 'em!

[identity profile] kamau-d-lyon.livejournal.com 2004-06-22 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
It was a great day even if they did have problems that will delay them from getting the prize. I was wondering though; is it a Starship or one of Rutan's other designs? Hard to tell from the photo.