XPost: sci.space.policy   
   From: mstreet@internode.on.net   
      
   Richard Hofer wrote:   
      
   > Of course, who would have thought   
   > SpaceShipOne could reach orbit for a paltry $20M?   
      
   They didn't.   
      
   What they've done is built a 3-man X-15 with half the original's maximum   
   speed.   
      
   It's still a remarkable *aeronautical* achievement, but it's a long long way   
   from orbit, for which (IMHO) you're talking at least another order of   
   magnitude of $$$.   
      
   --   
   Malcolm Street   
   Canberra, Australia   
   The nation's capital   
      
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