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jdtseattlewa — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:51:35 GMT

Whee! Flying NASCAR. This makes a ninety foot yacht look relevant and humble by comparison. And you say it's already merchandized up to the eyeballs? Spewing sponsers from every orifice? How very exciting! I just can't wait to ignore it.

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a p garcia — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:08:50 GMT

Will Heidi or Guezelle be some of the pilots or the ground crew!

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steve smyth — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:35:38 GMT

Alan,
After this posting, I think you better extend your sabbatical a bit longer.
The comments will likely melt your gadget.
What aspect of understanding the Cosmos do these fools come under?
Oh, yeah...it's Rocket Science, ain't it?
Have fun...
Steve

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Derek, Toronto, ON — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:54:19 GMT

It seems this is just another sport to pass up Hockey! Just don't let Toronto get a rocket-team...

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mescott — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:12:11 GMT

I think you guys fail to see the big picture here. The point isn't to commercialize this to the eyeballs or further understand the cosmos right now, the point is to develop the industry so that one day we can develop more useful technology. Look at video games and military technology...

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Ryan. Rochester, NY — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:28:35 GMT

This is it. The beginning of the mass human interest in space. Soon we will have space sports and space races. Who can get to the moon and back the fastest. All with corporate sponsorship. If the government wont back it, Nike and Viagra will.

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John Deere Ryder, Dayton OH — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:40:21 GMT

I remember as a child trying to understand the aspects of aerial racing, back in the prop days...since I am also a pilot, I understand the thrill of the chase but I have to tell you. Flying in combat or formation for an airshow is way much different than pylone racing and to this day, I still hope they have delux ballistic parachutes and great safe cages cuz things go bump in the air too. just one major problem, caution flags and slowing to a crawl are not an option, nor is swingin into the pitt for a wing change or tire rotation... to this day, I still do nto understand it. maybe I just need to go race ? hmm, cars or rockets ? this, is the question..

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John Powell — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:48:00 GMT

If it's good enough for the football team it's good enough for the space team.

Go XCOR!

John Powell
President
JP Aerospace
www.jpaerospace.com

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cayel orloff — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:09:04 GMT

Most of mankind is just ignorant of how fast our own extension is approaching. If we don’t get off this rock in 250 years we will not exist and it will be from our own filth and pollution.

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OneVoice, Frederick MD — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:50:57 GMT

Ditto Mescot and Ryan. This is great for XCor and corporate sponsors. As a sport, its something we can follow or ignore as we wish. But its even better for the future of the human race because it will drive technology for the rest of us in the same way that auto racing has pushed Automotive technology.

GO XCOR GO Armadillo!

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Alphonzo P. Snarkly — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:07:38 GMT

Must be a slow news day. Do you really think this could be more popular than hockey or soccer? Only if you get Anna Kornakova to fly one of these babies and put her in a snake-skin suit.

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Greg Zsidisin, New York, NY — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:12:41 GMT

The threshold being crossed here isn't a new sport or new technology. It's about taking the notion of riding rockets mainstream. It's about going from The Right Stuff (our heroes bravely ride rockets that often blow up) to making rocket flight a routine thing.

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Doug Jones, XCOR Rocket Plumber, Mojave, CA — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:08:46 GMT

I have to chuckle at the naysayers and the closet socialists that are horrified that someone else might want to spend THEIR OWN MONEY on an entertaining, somewhat wasteful activity. They are spiritual successors to the Mrs Grundys of the world, fearful that someone, somewhere, might be having a good time.

I pity your narrow, crabbed, unpleasant view of life, and rejoice that you cannot force it upon me. I have flown aboard the X-Racer, I've seen it fly like a meteor in reverse, and my life is richer for that. The resources consumed to make this possible are trivial on the world scale- but the product broadens the range of human endeavor, even for the small souls who detest it.

Thanks for the cheering, JP, OV, Ryan- you folks get it.

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Common sense takes a holiday, and this is what shows up — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:39:03 GMT

This takes the cake for the most ridiculus hogwash I've seen. I especially like the balding rocket racer guy modeling his stunning posh "uniform" (the sunglasses make the whole outfit). But don't stop, I'm sure the biggest laughs are yet to come.

Oh, and thanks a lot for "pushing the technology" and bring spaceflight to the common man. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha (NOT!)

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Michael LaPointe, Thorn Hill TN — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:56 GMT

One thing that is forgotten is new technologies spawn other technologies. By giving the freedom back to the home inventor and inventor teams we have reopened a new ara. Much like the Wright brothers inventing and teasting led up to all aerospace vehichles. If they had only had sponsorship look where thier technology might have gone. It takes money to develop and test. So what if it is commercialism...everything we purchase is driven by it and we demand it as a people. How many of us watch the superbowl not just for the game but to see what commercials are going to stand out. The hearts of the men and women who build these rockets still look for the day they can travel in space. Then too look what NASA has done to spawn a whole industry of buisness...it has affected every part of ours lives. I am excited to see what develops from this whole program.