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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: Nemesis on December 19, 2011, 07:18:45 pm
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Link to full article (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203518404577096493595261190.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_News_BlogsModule)
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen indicated he is prepared to commit $200 million or more of his wealth to build the world's largest airplane as a mobile platform for launching satellites at low cost, which he believes could transform the space industry.
Announced Tuesday, the novel, high-risk project conceived by renowned aerospace designer Burt Rutan seeks to combine engines, landing gears and other parts removed from old Boeing 747 jets with a newly created composite craft from Mr. Rutan and a powerful rocket to be built by a company run by Internet billionaire and commercial-space pioneer Elon Musk.