Bob Geldorf to be first Irishman in space

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Let’s see… a company I’ve never heard of is planning 100 flights, next year, of a reusable, amazingly reliable, very cheap, single-stage, rocket-only spaceplane that they currently have some pretty 3D renderings of?

My bullshitometer just exploded.
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I have heard of them, they've been around for a few years working on this proposal.
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Their server seems to have broken down. I can't connect.
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I notice their web address is/was spacexc.com - too similar to spacex.com perhaps?
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Bob Geldof? He's way too late to claim that title.. :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esOiB_fanzI
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JazHaz wrote:
I have heard of them, they've been around for a few years working on this proposal.

yeah, best they have come up with (some years ago) was a scaled down wooden mock-up, IIRC

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Diziet Sma wrote:
Bob Geldof? He's way too late to claim that title.. :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esOiB_fanzI
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Wait, you don't think they're planning on bringing him back, do you?
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