Re: Troolean operators

Yes he became a space ornament, but without science and the sacrifices
of a few good men and women we would still be living in caves chipping
flint.
I don't know if you saw this yet or not...

http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/

Successful civilian commercial spaceflight, Spaceship One, funded by
Allen (MSoft cofounder) flies to 62 miles (into space) twice in a week,
winning the prize of 10 million dollars.

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