Winning the Ansari X PRIZE in 2004

[AaaaghJOE]

why give it the gay corny music, and visuals. Great idea though, goverments spend way to little on science based research.

[Buttmunch5000]

5 years ago and they still have not done it again, will be 6 years next year

[putittogether]

Look at NASA, been around decades and decades with all their resources, scientist, money, infrastructure, etc. And look were we are....

Then look at what a small group of private free individuals did in 1/10th the time, with 1/1000th the personnel, and with one BILLIONTH the budget.

[flanksteak1]

@putittogether

Did they achieve orbit?

Did all of their research most likely come from what has already been done over 50 years ago?

Is having a 100 companies with rockets that make profit shuttling billionaires into space for fun better than having 1 public entity that can launch a pod that can shoot a projectile at a comet deep in space?

The next x prize goes to a company that can make a round wheel. LOL

[putittogether]

flanksteak1 - Please tell me you wrote this question and response when you were under the influence drugs.

Please tell me you are not this stupid, for the sake of humanity.

[flanksteak1]

@putittogether

No your idea and thinking is genius!

Divide our resources and achieve 1/10 billionth of what we have already achieved. LOL

[MadisonRvrGurl1]

lol, that makes me want to get naked and take pics. Maybe I will, hmm

[runwax]

5 Years ago, and it still gets me that feeling ! keep it up!

This is pure Rock'n'Roll

(does anyone know a source for the picture at 0:40 ? )

[rogerdodgeraviation]

This is such an inspirational story. I highly recommend the Discovery Channel's feature about this: "Black Sky: The Race For Space"

[bfayer]

awesome, although i see you didn't include the spin on the way down ; ) haha

[Keylimedelight]

Good job guys, now make it happen again!