http://www.personalspaceflight.info/2006/11/27/a-flight-in-white-knight/ Space tourism, public space travel, and the beginnings of a new industry Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:32:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/2006/11/27/a-flight-in-white-knight/comment-page-1/#comment-38381 Peter Shearer Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:10:58 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/2006/11/27/a-flight-in-white-knight/#comment-38381 I love white knight... I stood underneath it for about ten minutes standing where the pilot of SS1 would be daydreaming about space. I asked if I could sit in the cockpit since the nose was off but I didn't think I'd get a yes. There was a guy working on something in there who looked like he was about 18... he looked down at me and says "Oh sure, it looks cool at first but try sitting in here for a while... It's uncomfortable as hell when you're trying to fix something." I always forget how cold it gets in there at altitude too. I love white knight… I stood underneath it for about ten minutes standing where the pilot of SS1 would be daydreaming about space. I asked if I could sit in the cockpit since the nose was off but I didn’t think I’d get a yes. There was a guy working on something in there who looked like he was about 18… he looked down at me and says “Oh sure, it looks cool at first but try sitting in here for a while… It’s uncomfortable as hell when you’re trying to fix something.” I always forget how cold it gets in there at altitude too.

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