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Off Topic => Ten Forward => Topic started by: Nemesis on May 18, 2005, 04:33:56 am

Title: The Arrow may still fly. (Former X-Prize contender)
Post by: Nemesis on May 18, 2005, 04:33:56 am
Link to full story (http://www.spacedaily.com/news/tourism-05r.html)

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Canadian Arrow has announced that it is partnering with an American businessman, Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria, to form a new Canadian corporation called Planetspace. The goal of the company is to make space flight available to the public.
Title: Re: The Arrow may still fly. (Former X-Prize contender)
Post by: NJAntman on May 18, 2005, 09:05:51 pm
Is this the Canadian team that was going to launch from a high altitiude balloon?
Title: Re: The Arrow may still fly. (Former X-Prize contender)
Post by: Nemesis on May 19, 2005, 01:39:50 am
Quote from: NJAntman on May 18, 2005, 09:05:51 pm
Is this the Canadian team that was going to launch from a high altitiude balloon?

That was daVinci.  The Arrow is a manned V2 updated to current technology.
Title: Re: The Arrow may still fly. (Former X-Prize contender)
Post by: NJAntman on May 19, 2005, 05:54:42 pm
Quote from: IKV Nemesis on May 19, 2005, 01:39:50 am
That was daVinci. 

Any news on them?
Title: Re: The Arrow may still fly. (Former X-Prize contender)
Post by: Nemesis on May 19, 2005, 06:22:44 pm
Quote from: NJAntman on May 19, 2005, 05:54:42 pm
Any news on them?


Link to most recent press release (http://www.davinciproject.com/beta/News/NewsMain.html)