Space Transport Corp. made its play for the Ansari XPrize yesterday, launching its Rubicon I at the edge of the Olympia peninsula in Washington state.
The launch was...a complete disaster. (Picture from eBay.)
But, no matter. John Anderson, whose property the boys were using as their Cape Canaveral, had a cunning plan. He reportedly suggested, "Hey, why not put it on eBay?"
So they did.
Want the capsule? Minimum bid is $500.
How about the bulkhead assembly? Same price.
C'mon, people. There are folks who put up dead deer heads on their walls to start conversation. What about a real genuine spacecraft?
And the money's going to a good cause.
It will help them launch again.
"C'mon, people. There are folks who put up dead deer heads on their walls to start conversation. What about a real genuine spacecraft?
To qualify as a "genuine spacecraft", doesn't it need to get to space first?
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You still want the deer head, don't you?