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Old June 22nd, 2004, 06:01 PM
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Default Re: SpaceShipOne made it!

I thought to get the X-Prize, all a team had to do was have a manned vehicle *capable* of launching three people into orbit twice within a 2-week period. i.e., there needs to be three seats, and the weight equal to three persons added in, but not necessarily three people. To be manned, the vehicle needs at least the pilot, but the two passengers aren't a strict requirement (at least from what I interpreted). So, a pilot with two crash-dummies in the passenger seats (I think) would qualify.
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