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Flight attendant wins trip into space -- on Rocketplane!
I thought that Rocketplane was a show on the cartoon network until I read an article this morning reporting that a French Flight Attendant won a trip into sub-orbit with the galactic airline.First, about the flight attendant: Mathilde Epron was working her daily flight schedule when she grabbed a quick Kit Kat snack, tossed the wrapper in the garbage and went on about her normal duties. Suddenly, struck with a feeling that she should have checked the wrapper, she went back to the trash two hours later, dug out the refuse lo and behold, won one of the first trips into space on fledgling space tourism company, Rocketplane.
Secondly, Virgin Galactic has competition? Where did Rocketplane come from? Tell us more about yourselves and your crazy moniker, Rocketplane, we're delightfully curious.
Apparently, Ms. Epron is scheduled to get four days of astronaut training at Rocketplanes headquarters in Oklahoma then will be on one of the first flights scheduled in 2010.
Only a shade behind Virgin Galactic, which plans to unveil its White Knight Two later this month and carry passengers in 2009.
If Rocketplace sticks to its guns and testing goes well, we could have an interesting commercial space competition in the next ten years. Maybe all of this competition will drive the price of a flight down from 200-250k down to 100k. Time to start saving!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Roy S Jul 19th 2008 11:03PM
What's this "galactic" thing? Why is everything inter"galactic"? The Galaxy has nothing to do with it!
That's like "The interCONTINENTAL adventures of the Lone Ranger!
Ski Jul 19th 2008 8:01AM
I wouldn't want to be on the first few flights. I would give them time to work the bugs out.
Terry Jul 19th 2008 9:29AM
Maybe she'll qualify to join the 30 mile high club.
Roy S Jul 19th 2008 9:51AM
This "galactic" thing.....and then "sub orbital" to boot! LOL! That's a riot!
Otherwise, Mathilde Epron has my blessing; God bless her!
Chaz Jul 19th 2008 10:05AM
From $250,000 down to $100,000? Well alright,for a minute there I didn't think I was going to be able to afford the trip.heh,heh.
Bill West Jul 19th 2008 11:38AM
Congratulations on winning...hope you don't get asked to serve cocktails to the rest of the crew...or help them store their bowling balls in the overhead bins!
Tom Jul 19th 2008 12:30PM
Just what we need; another wasteful toy that only the wealthy can afford. Amazing how liberals want everyone to economize except themselves. Such hypocrisy. Tom
retired 777 capt Jul 19th 2008 2:00PM
WE HAD TO GREASE THE DOOR JAMS TO GET THE STEWS INTO THE COCKPIT. MAYBE THE CANDY BAR WAS THE REASON?
Ron Jul 19th 2008 5:33PM
FLIGHT ATTENDENTS HAVE BEEN SPACED OUT FOR YEARS!
Ron Jul 19th 2008 5:43PM
FLIGHT ATTENDENTS HAVE BEEN SPACED OUT FOR YEARS!!