September 29, 200421 yr For those reading the forum, the White Knight mothership just launched from the Mojave desert for it's climb to altitude for the first of 2 launches necessary to win the X-Prize.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133931,00.html
September 29, 200421 yr Author Per CNN.com, apogee was 358,000 feet, easily exceeding the 100 km necessary to qualify for the X Prize. And it did it despite the fact that it rolled over two dozen times during the ascent! Quite the wild ride.Lewis "Moose" GregoryColumbia, South Carolina Lewis "Moose" Gregory Durham, North Carolina
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