Paul Allen on SETI and SpaceShipOne

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LJK — 6/22/2004 12:36:51 AM (archived)

Personally I wish they had picked a more exciting/original/inventive name for the ship, but I guess the point is that they made it and it worked, right?

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/34620.html

SpaceShipOne - History or Future?

By Tom Paulson

06/21/04 6:55 AM PT

Paul Allen, asked by one of the 550 journalists attending the SpaceShipOne event yesterday how he sees this effort dovetailing with his support for SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, jokingly responded:

"If they're not going to come here, we'll go there."

Paul Allen donated considerable moolah to get the next phase of The SETI Institute's search going. They kindly named the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) after him:

http://www.seti.org/about_us/info_for_media/press_releases/paul_allen_next_phase.html

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may you soar high - R.L. - 6/21/2004 2:19:37 PM
- Paul Allen on SETI and SpaceShipOne - LJK - 6/22/2004 12:36:51 AM
- Congratulations to the whole Spaceshipone team! - Tom Brosz (public library in Minnesota) - 6/21/2004 11:11:15 PM
- Mike Melvill's pilot biography - Larry J - 6/21/2004 8:13:28 PM
- Sounds like Mike reached 100 kilometers high - Larry J - 6/21/2004 3:13:17 PM
  - Serious control malfunction - Larry J - 6/21/2004 9:46:46 PM
    - Sounds like they're lucky to be alive! (n/t) - Simon - 6/22/2004 10:50:34 PM
  - YES!...YES!...YES!...HE DID IT!...CONFIRMATION! :-) :-) :-) - Jacob Samorodin - 6/21/2004 6:58:18 PM
    - re: YES!...YES!...YES!...HE DID IT!...CONFIRMATION! :-) :-) :-) - Thulani - 6/22/2004 2:37:36 AM
    - I heard they made it by 400 feet - Larry J - 6/21/2004 7:46:55 PM
    - re: Miles - Raoul - 6/21/2004 7:45:38 PM
  - Once again, the media failed to cover a historic event. - Lee - 6/21/2004 3:55:39 PM
    - re: Once again, the media failed to cover a historic event. - hidly - 6/21/2004 6:56:14 PM
    - re: Once again, the media failed to cover a historic event. - REB - 6/21/2004 6:16:00 PM
    - re: Once again, the media failed to cover a historic event. - android - 6/21/2004 4:08:30 PM
    - re: Once again, the media failed to cover a historic event. - android - 6/21/2004 4:08:20 PM
      - Agree regarding Paris providing a webcam goes on the mission (n/t) - alcaray - 6/21/2004 6:15:25 PM
  - CNN's Miles O'Brian looks like he is stoned - R.L. - 6/21/2004 3:38:41 PM
    - re: CNN's Miles O'Brian looks like he is stoned - LJK - 6/21/2004 3:52:54 PM
      - He makes mistakes but I see genuine enthusiasm there - R.L. - 6/21/2004 6:05:09 PM
      - re: CNN's Miles O'Brien - Raoul - 6/21/2004 6:04:09 PM

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