Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 22, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free press tuesday june 22, 2004 either he said. Spaceship one however employs a rocket spaceship one and the exotic White novel design in which its twin Tail continued from Page a1 Knight air plane that carried it High booms and the Back half of each Wing into the atmosphere were built by rotate upward to create drag for a Beautiful sight Mike Mission con scaled composites the company of Brief time much like feathers slow tool said to Melvill As the gliding innovative aircraft designer Burt and stabilize the flight of a Badminton spaceship slowly circled toward its Rutan. The project was funded by shuttlecock. The Tail booms and wings Landing. Microsoft co founder Paul Allen who then return to Normal for the Glide later standing on the Tarmac beside would say Only that the Cost was in Back to Earth. The ship Melvill said seeing Earth excess of $20 million us. The mechanism worked flawlessly from outside the atmosphere was Melvill said he heard a loud bang Rutan said. Almost a religious during the flight and did not know what we thought would be our you can see the curvature of the what it was. But he pointed to a place biggest risk in this event was the Earth he said. You got a hell of a at the rear of the spacecraft where a supersonic Feather but supersonic View from 60, 62 part of the Structure covering the Noz Feather is a non event Rutan said. He also found time for a Demon ale had buckled suggesting it May spaceship one is the leading con stration of weightlessness by opening have been the source of the noise. Tender for the Ansari x prize a $10?a bag of candies and watching them White Knight took off at 6 45 . Million us award to the first privately float through the cockpit. It was so carrying the rocket plane. After an financed three seat spacecraft to Cool he said. Hours climb the pair reached about reach 100 Kilometres Altitude and Patricia Grace Smith of the . 14,000 metres and spaceship one was repeat the feat within two weeks. Federal aviation administration pre released. The three seat requirement Demon seated Melvill with the Agency a first a moment later Melvill fired his Strates the capacity for paying Cus commercial astronaut wings. Rocket engine and spaceship one Stomers the Quick turnaround Between and aboard the International space Bright White Contrail shot up vertical flights demonstrates re usability and station orbiting 360 Kilometres above by at a striking right Angle to the Hor reliability. Earth astronaut Mike Fincke declared Izon Tal contrails of the White Knight there Are 26 teams from around the the flight Carrier ship and Chase planes. Globe hoping to take the Challenge in some respects we re All in the after a Brief firing the rocket motor including the Canadian Arrow and space business together hoping and shut Down and the Craft coasted to the Toronto a the a Vinci project which is helping Mankind to get off this planet top of its trajectory before dropping expected to Fly sometime this summer and explore the stars Fincke said Back into the atmosphere and gliding near Kindersley sask. Speaking for the space station Crew. To its Landing. Despite Melvill a successful flight so we re really proud of Rutan said the flight was remark yesterday Sheerin said he thinks the Geoff Sheerin the Leader of the rival Able because spaceship one both Canadian Arrow which is expected to Canadian Arrow project in London reached space and then returned so Start unmanned test flights in August ont., said yesterday it was very exit smoothly. In an undisclosed location could still ing to see the result of the . Flight the space shuttles for example be in the running for the prize. Which he said is paving the Way for require extensive computerized con its unfair to say they have it in the private space travel. Tool mechanisms to maintain proper bag Sheerin said. Canadian Arrow can also do this. Attitude and stability during the we re not that far from the launch pad plunge Back into the atmosphere. ? App from the Harper is being counselled to strike a continued from Page a1 More positive statesmanlike and enthusiastic tone As he Steps up his Issue asked whether voters should know his based attacks on Martin. Position on who gets to be prime minis in Winnipeg Martin will speak at a Ter before stepping into the ballot Booth Liberal rally in St. Boniface and Cam Martin said the problem is there Are so pain at the Forks. Many permutations and combinations in a bid to woo what he Calls Progress that i think once you go Down that Road Sive voters Martin is expected to direct it is an endless by Appeal to both nip supporters and with a minority government the like those of the Green party. By outcome of the june 28 vote nip my message is that this is a very tight Leader Jack Layton said yesterday he election and it is an election that is either would abandon his Call for an inheritance going to choose Stephen Harper or tax provided the myself As prime minister and our visions government Are dramatically different. He would rip i think the invests in cities up Kyoto i would to. I will defend the stops the Privati Gulf Between Canada health act to the Hilt he will not. Nation of health Stephen Harper i will defend the charter of rights he care and pulls out has said it is deeply flawed and would and myself is of talks on mis allow rights to be taken away. Sile defence. So great that i i would Hope they nip and Green if Martin supporters would take into account that think people becomes prime in a very very close election that they minister Layton Are beginning do have a Choice Between somebody said Martin will to fully grasp whose vision is anything but Progress also have to ease Sive or someone whose vision is clearly the extent of up on his plan to progressive devote Large that Gulf while six months ago Martin appeared sums of Money ? prime minister poised for a major breakthrough in toward debt Paul Martin Western Canada the latest Lay of the reduction. Land suggests he May be Lucky to hold Well of course be looking to see some on to the 14 liberals seats he now has in flexibility there because we re not going the Region. To be Able to afford to do the things that however Martin said be believes his need to be invested in if he stays on that party a chances across the West and track. Especially in Manitoba remain Good. Martin also appeared open to one of i think we Are going to do Well in the Dps key demands for its support in Western Canada and i think we Are going a minority situation saying he is pre to do Well in Manitoba. But my convict pared to look at proportional represent Tion on dealing with the reality of West tation. Ern alienation has nothing to do with the fact is there is an enormous election it has to do with my sense of amount of interest in Many tons involving elections and parliament Martin continues to Hope his Star can both at the provincial level and the fed dilate Glen Murray will find a Way to eral level Martin said. Hold the Liberal seat of Charleswood St. Martin insisted he detects an upswing James. Toward his liberals As voters Start to that is the nature of a tight Campaign firm up their intentions with balloting but there is no doubt in my mind that less than a week away. Glen Murray is going to have a major i think the Gulf Between Stephen National Impact and that is going to be Harper and myself is so great that i to Manitoba a Benefit he said. Think people Are beginning to fully grasp in Saguenay que., bloc quebecois the extent of that Gulf Martin said after Leader Gilles Dueppe said yesterday yet another Day of campaigning in vote Quebec a needs will not be ignored if the Rich Ontario. Bloc holds the balance of Power in a Martin brings his Campaign to win minority government. Nipes tomorrow with the latest seat pro Dueppe said a bloc caucus with King sections based on major polls showing maker Powers could topple any Minori Harper holds a 126-95 Lead Over the lib to government that acts against reals. Quebec a interests. According to the most recent break whether its the liberals or the con Down of seats by Wilfrid Laurier uni Serva Tives they be got to listen to what varsity professor Barry Kay the nip we say with a lot of interest because would get 27 seats and bloc quebecois their future will be at stake Dueppe would get 60. Told a news conference. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper took yesterday off from the hustings to ? with files from can West news service huddle with his advisers and map out the and Canadian press final six Days of the Campaign which will consist of shoring up his base and trying to pry More Ontario seats away. ;