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Space/Science » in reply to space daily says ss1 got to 358,000 feet which is 67.8 miles

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Jacob Samorodin — 9/29/2004 6:31:43 PM (archived)

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SpaceShipOne roll - Pilot error - Dave - 9/29/2004 5:03:04 PM
- Well?....Did SSI beat the X-15 altitude record [67 miles up]??? (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/29/2004 5:15:11 PM
  - space daily says ss1 got to 358,000 feet which is 67.8 miles (n/t) - dave - 9/29/2004 6:13:19 PM
    - AWESOME!!! (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/29/2004 6:31:43 PM
      - Wonder how high he could of gotten if he left the engine on for 11 more seconds (n/t) - Dave - 9/29/2004 7:13:15 PM
        
        re: Depends on his rate of accelleration while the rocket is firing. - Scott Evil - 9/29/2004 9:13:44 PM
        
        Bummer!...I just found out that it didn't quite beat the X-15. - Jacob Samorodin - 9/30/2004 9:57:10 PM
        
        With SpaceShipOne traveling at over 3,000 feet per second that extra 11 seconds surely would have done it. (n/t) - SteveS - 9/30/2004 11:00:49 PM

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