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XCOR Lynx Bringing Sports Car-esque Travel to Space

A two-seater spaceship smaller than a private jet that will take people up for a 25-minute space flight, is being launched in Mojave today. According to the Lynx Mark 1's makers, Xcor Aerospace, the spacecraft is expected to be at the test-flight stage by 2010. The two-seater craft has room for one passenger besides the pilot and will be, I guess, one way for a wealthy passenger to discover just how lonely it is 38 miles above the earth. More info, plus an animated video, below.

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9:47 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By AddyDugdale
6,398 views, 31 comments

Latest by CrashingOut: so THIS is what they've been up to. I was dicking around the Mojave Spaceport a few years ago and more »

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New Rocket Engine to Get Us to Mars with 20% Greater Efficiency

That's a picture of XCOR Aerospace's new liquid methane and liquid oxygen powered engine, a prototype of what could be launching future rockets to the Moon and Mars. The private space firm created the engine, which is about 20% more efficient than traditional hypergol engines that power trips today, with funding from NASA. This could very well be the way that future space missions get off the ground. More »

9:26 AM on Mon Jan 22 2007
By Adam Frucci
852 views, 13 comments

Latest by eckre: this is good because gas prices on mars sucks. more »