quade 3 #1 April 3, 2003 http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200national/page.cfm?objectid=12805481&method=full&siteid=50081 Anybody ever jump at Red Lake? I've never heard of it. Quote Space fanatic unveils rocket he wants to fly into orbit Apr 3 2003 A man hoping to become the first amateur to fly in space in a privately developed craft has unveiled his new rocket capsule. Steve Bennett, 39, has been building and launching rockets for more than a decade in a bid to become the first man to pilot a privately developed spacecraft into space and back. His Starchaser firm has unveiled the single seater Nova II capsule, which is being readied for shipment to the US, where it is to be fitted with a parachute system. The manned capsule is to be dropped from a C-123K transport aircraft at an altitude of 14,000 feet over the Red Lake Drop Zone, Arizona, to practice landing the reusable craft. Mr Bennett of Duckinfield, near Hyde, Greater Manchester, said he hoped it would take place in May and said he "cannot wait". He said: "I used to be scared of heights but after skydiving I got out of that. I am just looking forward to the next buzz. I have dreamed about flying in one of these rockets since I was five or six years old, since I saw the Americans walk on the moon. I think about it every single day." Seated in the tiny one-seater rocket capsule at the Village Hotel in Hyde, Greater Manchester, Mr Bennett said space travel was going to be a "normal every day" occurrence. He said: "Ten years from now we will all be saving up for trips aboard space vehicles." Mr Bennett's company has so far spent around £2 million on research and development. He estimates he needs a further £2 million to fulfil his dream. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphyea 0 #2 April 3, 2003 ----------------------------- Anybody ever jump at Red Lake? I've never heard of it. ----------------------------- red lake isn't really a 'dropzone'. its the name of the dry lake bed in kingman, az...the same place where they dropped that giant rubber band ball out of the skyvan. companies use it for drop testing all the time, cause the C123 is based out of the airport there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #3 April 3, 2003 Pssssttt..... should someone tell this guy that he can't buy model rocket engines any longer?I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #4 April 3, 2003 'Bout time!! Are we talkin' yet??Got any spy photos at "Red Lake." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbattman 0 #5 April 3, 2003 Here's another guy working on a similar project. www.rocketguy.com There used to be another guy a few years ago trying to run around the world. Don't know what ever happened to him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjackson 0 #6 April 4, 2003 No need for spy photos out there. Its a dry lake about 8 miles across. Its divided up by a couple of barbed wire fences and thats about it. I was out there in the late 80's and there is a reason why they drop stuff out of planes there. Nothing around for miles and flat as a table top.--------------------------------------------- Randy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #7 April 4, 2003 Quote Its a dry lake about 8 miles across. Hmmm, I -think- I could probably spot that load. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 0 #8 April 4, 2003 I almost forgot about these people building rockets for X Prize http://www.xprize.org/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
