Carmack in space!

[joe4324]

Read this Article on CNN There is an "interesting" group of people trying to develop a private sector for space exploration.

Cooooool......

 

[ElFenix]

i find it funny that wealthy guys wanting to take the ultimate flight are working on affordable space travel harder than nasa/boeing/lockheed

 

[EvilYoda]

Yeah, there's a really good article in the latest PopSci too, describing different teams and their methods, along with explaining the X Prize...a reason that they give as to why the major corporations aren't battling to develop private space entry. Good stuff.

 

[brxndxn]

I want a moon colony. /me raises fist at moon "We'll be there for you!!!"

 

[Phuz]

Many Universities and personal parties have entered the comp.. can't remember the name.. argh, I hope he wins! Carmack rocks.

 

[silverpig]

I wish I was smart enough to figure out how to win that $10 million prize by spending less than $8 million...

 

[HombrePequeno]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
i find it funny that wealthy guys wanting to take the ultimate flight are working on affordable space travel harder than nasa/boeing/lockheed

NASA's scope is a bit larger than just making affordable space flight...which is part of the problem.

As for the X-Prize, Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites seems to have the best chance of winning that.