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Topic: Amateur rocket reaches space for the first time
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Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 05-18-2004 11:34 AM
   
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3724841.stm |
Glint
Member Posts: 1040
From: New Windsor, Maryland USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 05-18-2004 11:52 AM
What did they mean in the story by the following line?The achievement comes at a time when it is widely expected that the first private astronaut will go into space in the next few weeks. I thought that Tito was the first. |
Scott
Member Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001
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posted 05-18-2004 11:56 AM
You are right - the way they phrased it is not technically correct. They mean someone in a launch not involving government. Tito was a private citizen but he was launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42986
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-18-2004 12:00 PM
A bit more (accurate) detail is here:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2004/05/17/100/?nc=1 And though not yet updated, the CSXT website is here:
http://www.civilianspace.com/ (You can sign up to win a coin flown on this mission.) Team Claims Success With Rocket Launch (AP)
http://tinyurl.com/yvfzs [This message has been edited by Robert Pearlman (edited May 18, 2004).] |
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