Paul Allen single-handedly funded development of the private spacecraft SpaceShipOne.[1][2] He apparently began funding that spaceship, to the tune of tens of

Paul Allen single-handedly funded development of the private spacecraft SpaceShipOne.[1][2] He apparently began funding that spaceship, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, around 2001, several YEARS before he told anybody that he was doing so (in 2004). By definition, rich people who are doing things for non-showoff-y reasons are not necessarily showing off about it. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen#Assets http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen#Assets [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne#Development_and_winning_the_X_Prize http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne#Development_and_wi...