[Fwd: Historic Roton SpaceShip Rollout to be WebCast Live]

[Mark Reiff <markreiff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI,

Cutting through the SFF PR stuff, the bottom line is that you can watch
Rotary Rocket's Roton rocket roll out ceremony live (or later recorded)
over the Internet at <http://ROLLOUT.ORG>.

Mark Reiff

And now for the SFF commercial. :)
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David Anderman <davida@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Los Angeles, CA, {February 25, 1999} -- The
> historic rollout of the prototype for America's first privately financed
> spaceship will be carried live on the WorldWide Web. The Space Frontier
> Foundation, an international space policy and media organization
> announced plans to broadcast the March 1 ceremonies as they happen at
> the Mojave Spaceport, north of Lancaster, California, near Edwards Air
> Force base.  Said Foundation President Rick N. Tumlinson, "The rollout
> of the Roton represents the beginning of a new era in space, and if it
> is successful will lead to access to space not just for astronauts, but
> for ticket purchasing passengers - and within a couple of years, not
> decades."
> 
> The rollout event, available for viewing at http://ROLLOUT.ORG, will
> feature noted author Tom Clancy, Space Frontier Foundation President
> Rick Tumlinson, Rotary Rocket Company President Gary C. Hudson, and NASA
> and FAA officials.
> 
> The Rotary Rocket Company, the Redwood Shores, California company
> building the Roton, plans for its pilots to fly the initial prototype
> within the atmosphere as a first step towards a later vehicle intended
> to reach orbit. Possible cargo for this orbital vehicle will range from
> telecommunications satellites to passengers.
> 
> The Space Frontier Foundation is a national space policy organization
> dedicated to opening space to human settlement as soon as possible. The
> Foundation, which coined the term "Cheap Access to Space," has led a
> campaign to bring the cost of space transportation down for almost a
> decade.
> 
> The March 1 webcast will be recorded for playback after the Mojave event
> ends.
> 
> -30-
> 
> The Space Frontier Foundation is an organization of people dedicated to
> opening the Space Frontier to human settlement as rapidly as possible.
> Our goals include protecting the Earth's fragile biosphere and creating
> a freer and more prosperous life for each generation by using the
> unlimited energy and material resources of space. Our purpose is to
> unleash the power of free enterprise and lead a united humanity
> permanently into the Solar System."
> 
> For information on the Foundation call 1-800-78-SPACE or visit our WEB
> Site at: http://www.space-frontier.org
> 
> Our E-Mail Address is information@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> The Space Frontier Foundation, 16 First Avenue,  Nyack NY 10960

-- 
Mark Reiff <markreiff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
"I think we are all trying too hard to push space
versus finding the pulls that attract people and their money."
"The heavens reward great deeds, not excuses."











	

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