Washington State-Based Ansari X Prize Contestant's Spacecraft Explodes

[flying_silverad]

Article describing explosion

 

[Stymye]

it's good no one was hurt

I wonder if this will effect the release of Estes Rubicon

 

[Stymye]

the video is here ....external and onboard awesome!


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3217961/

it's the link in the article labeled "mpeg video"

 

[DynaSoar]

Originally posted by stymye
the video is here ....external and onboard awesome!


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3217961/

it's the link in the article labeled "mpeg video"

As Alan Boyle notes, that's the second X-Prize contended to CATO recently.

But, hey, CATO happens. It took CSXT 3 tries to get up.

 

[Elapid]

whatever......
they ran out of gas (fuel)...
bummer!

the flying tank didn't explode, it just kinda launched...