I’ve been following the progress of Burt Rutan in his efforts to privatize space flight. Working with ID Software founder John Caramack, Rutan hopes to make the world’s first non-governmental spaceflight, eventually offering tourism flights to sub-orbital altitudes.
Read the Newsweek update, or read the lastest test reports from Rutan’s company, Scaled Composites.
This is truly Chuck Yeager-caliber stuff!