Fr Mrs. Y: Please don't mention those two in the same breath. Spaceshipone did ZERO that had not been done before. They had to word it carefully & still it was false to shoe horn it into the space it occupies. The sponsor donated a lot of $ to museum
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It had too small a tail: something Gen Yeager discovered in 1953! Spaceshipone: 1st test pilot refused to go up the required 2nd time it was so squirrelly due to too small a tail. Also required to have a passenger.They didn't:had a sack of potatoes so no one screaming in the back
Also: The wording had to be precise to accommodate Paul Allen's gift: 1st plane to go into space not pd for by gov't. However, it was:your taxpayer dollars did pay for it. They got a tax deduction. Museum promised SS1 would go into Dulles museum w/in 5 yrs w/mother ship.It hasn't
