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"... Some guy I've never heard of it has a secret idea ..." Bert Rutan is one of those Apollo inspired aero-engineers. A product of the 60's space race which i
by bootload 15y ago
"... Some guy I've never heard of it has a secret idea ..."
Bert Rutan is one of those Apollo inspired aero-engineers. A product of the 60's space race which inspired people to become pilots, astronauts and engineers. You might not know of his work as a test pilot of the MD F4 [0] but every geek & nerd knows, or should know, he is responsible for the design & building of SpaceShipOne. [1]
Rutan is to commercial space travel what Von Braun was to Apollo.
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Rutan#Life_and_career http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Rutan#Life_and_career
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne
- MHBerryman 15y agoI would also throw in he gave a nice TED talk. Available at http://www.ted.com/talks/burt_rutan_sees_the_future_of_space.html http://www.ted.com/talks/burt_rutan_sees_the_future_of_space...