04 October, 2004

Only in America

Check out this story, if you haven't heard about it already: Yahoo! News - Rocket Wins $10M Prize for Trip to Space

Bottom line, Burt Rutan is a freaking genius. His contribution to space travel is probably incalculable at this point.

I'm sure it pains the hard-core lefties- the promise of private* space travel- but who knows-soon, we might have average people traveling in space! We might eventually have to establish those evil private property rights on the moon or Mars!

* Yes, lefties, smart people can actually accomplish great things without the government!


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