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Rocket Racer Video

Former NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle Commander Rick Searfoss is now flying the XCOR Rocket Racer at public airshows. Neat flight video and the post flight interview of Searfoss is informative. Love the Garmin GPS mounted in the cockpit.

"To be held at venues across the country, the Rocket Racing League will feature multiple races pitting up to 10 Rocket Racers going head to head in a 4-lap, multiple elimination heat format on a 5-mile "Formula One"-like closed circuit raceway in the sky. The Rocket Racer pilots see the "raceway in the sky" via in-panel and 3D helmet displays. For the hundreds of thousands of fans in attendance, they will witness the racing action live and in real-time display on multiple large projection screens. For the millions of fans watching on televisions and PCs at home, they will experience the thrill of the Rocket Racing League via unique remote and rocket-mounted cameras that give at-home fans the sensation of riding right alongside famed League pilots."

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