Comments on: X Prize Cup press conference recap

By: Personal Spaceflight » XCOR announces Lynx

Personal Spaceflight » XCOR announces Lynx — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:10:39 +0000

[...] The press release plays up space tourism as a market, noting that the vehicle “will provide affordable front-seat rides to the edge of space for the millions of people who want to buy a ticket”, although it does mention research and education applications. The images suggest there will won’t be any room in the cockpit for the customer to float around in; keep in mind that Rocketplane Global, planning to develop a larger vehicle, doesn’t plan to allow its passengers to float around, at least initially. [...]

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:45:32 +0000

This post is a little old so I’m sure no one will read this but…

Just wanted to add that this design looks pretty sweet and definately a lot more tweaked than their previous design. I ESPECIALLY like the shape of the cockpit windows.

By: Personal Spaceflight » X-Racer test flight video

Personal Spaceflight » X-Racer test flight video — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:11:19 +0000

[...] Rocket Racing League’s Granger Whitelaw announced last Friday that their prototype X-Racer had performed three test flights the day before in Mojave, he declined to show any photos or video of the flights, and provided few [...]

By: Chance

Chance — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 17:48:20 +0000

Okay, I’m just not getting this. The main reason I would assume most of us want to go into space is to experience weightlessness. And correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the Futron market study a few years back supported that. If that wasn’t the main reason, it was one of the top ones.

So, if you aren’t going to let me float around, all I’m getting is pressed into my seat, and a nice view. Great, but I can buy a ride on a fighter jet for a great view, and go ride the zero-g corporation flights down in Florida for weightlessness.