I was there. It was amazing. Rutan’s a showman as well as an inventor. Drove all night from Silicon Valley to Mojave to see the flight. Turned around and drove back. I’ll post photos later. I haven’t slept more than half an hour in the past two days, so I must take a nap.
Update: here’s a batch of photos from the trip.
Chad Orzel has some good comments on the snark coming from the Libertarians in the wake of the flight, which was not without gliches (though from the ground, it looked great) so political sneering by the Randoids shouldn’t reflect badly on the feat itself. More Libertarian deflation over on Live Journal.
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