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re: WhiteKnight 2

Socrates II — 1/25/2008 1:52:17 PM (archived)

Could WhiteKnight 2 put one person in low Earth orbit?

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola/2008/01/white-knight-ii-could-launch-o.html

In any event, the name is certainly a step up from SpaceShip One.

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The whole thread (15 posts)

SpaceShip Two from Virgin Galactic - Raoul - 1/23/2008 7:35:07 PM
- re: SpaceShip Two - Raoul - 1/23/2008 10:05:55 PM
  - well - DJL - 1/23/2008 11:44:29 PM
    - Call me - Socrates II - 1/24/2008 2:42:03 AM
      - re: Call me - gbaikie - 1/24/2008 5:27:01 AM
        
        I actually believe that - DJL - 1/24/2008 4:12:58 PM
        
        re: Call me - Socrates II - 1/24/2008 2:23:12 PM
        
        Not NASA but Zero-G corporation - Raoul - 1/24/2008 6:39:08 PM
        
        Okay... - Socrates II - 1/24/2008 4:11:24 PM
        
        got it wrong - DJL - 1/24/2008 4:14:30 PM
        
        I never said orbit - Socrates II - 1/24/2008 5:53:34 PM
        
        again - DJL - 1/24/2008 8:41:08 PM
        
        WhiteKnight 2 - Raoul - 1/24/2008 9:46:32 PM
        
        re: WhiteKnight 2 - Socrates II - 1/25/2008 1:52:17 PM
        
        Only 14 tonnes to launch a human into orbit????? - Raoul - 1/25/2008 6:25:04 PM

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