Topic: Virgin's Spaceship Enterprise Makes First Crewed Flight

[sam]

For the first time, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, named the Enterprise, flew with crew on board. While it stayed attached to the "Eve" mothership for the duration of the July 15 flight, Scaled Composites – the builders of the spacecraft – called the flight a "significant milestone as the team marches towards the first solo flights." Numerous combined vehicle systems tests were conducted, as two crew members on board VSS Enterprise evaluated all of the spaceship’s systems and functions from end to end in the air, and all objectives were achieved.

http://www.universetoday.com/2010/07/19/virgins-spaceship-enterprise-makes-first-crewed-flight/

[Clive]

I hope you manage to ride on that Sam.  I think it's going to be out of my price range. 

[Simon]

You walked right into this, Clive, but if it's one way, we'll have a whip round for you. 

[Rik]

 

[sam]

You walked right into this, Clive, but if it's one way, we'll have a whip round for you. 

lol.

[sam]

I hope you manage to ride on that Sam.  I think it's going to be out of my price range. 

being an academic, I'll never have enough. I swear I should consider a career change. At least one that offers job security.

[Rik]

Not too many of them about anymore, Sam.

[Clive]

You walked right into this, Clive, but if it's one way, we'll have a whip round for you. 

    

Not too many of them about anymore, Sam.

How many times do I have to tell you???

[sam]

tell me what ?

[Clive]

CITY!!

[sam]

 

I could probably write some software to make some company very rich...  I'd probably go for it if I could do it in Brum. Feeling rather down about academia at the moment though. Not that I don't love the work but I'm expecting finding a job in the UK to be very awkward. Tons of them down under at the moment though - not an option.

[Clive]

I thought down under was your favourite option Sam.   

[sam]

haha