Falcon-1 X-Prize Entry Nears First Flight

hpulley writes "With the X-Prize January 1, 2005 deadline looming closer, these announcements are becoming more common. The SpaceX Eagle-1 spacecraft is being readied for a possible November launch, after some static engine testing. There are plans for a larger Falcon-5 with 5 engines instead of one to be launched in 2005. At costs of around $6 and $12 million, respectively, for the launch vehicles it appears that the dream of affordable launch vehicles may finally come true. If you check the manifest you'll see they actually have three contracted and two tentative launch contracts through next year." Well, not quite affordable for everyone just yet, but not a bad pricetag for a millionaire.

For the love of Slashdot

[Anonymous Coward]

Please, please don't let this misinformation hit the main page.

Thanks.

Nah, need to be a billionaire

[Marxist Hacker 42]

for this to be cheap. A mere millionaire (somebody making a million a year) will need 6-21 years to pay for this.