[extropy-chat] SPACE: Private spacecraft blast offs June 21

[Robert J. Bradbury]

Ok, the news seems to have fixed the timeline.

Takeoff was at ~6:45 PT and landing was at ~8:15 PT.
See: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5261571/

Bottom line: *it worked*  Private funding for space exploration
is feasible.

Mind you it requires some pretty large wallets (>$20 M) but
that is well within the range of quite a few individuals and
the costs will be lower in the future given that at least one
design is now done.

I would urge every extropian to go out on the town tonight to
stop at a bar and raise a toast to what humanity is capable of.
The news is so often focused on the negative -- let us celebrate
the positive!

Robert