Rocketplane loses pilot
Rocketplane loses pilot

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Published: January 3, 2008
Modified: January 4, 2008 at 10:30 am

Former astronaut John Herrington recently resigned from Rocketplane Global Inc., the Oklahoma City-based company that plans to operate a commercial spacecraft that will take travelers to space.

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Herrington was slated to pilot Rocketplane's vehicle, the XP.

"I was fortunate during my tenure at Rocketplane to work with an incredibly talented group of professionals,” Herrington said. "My decision to leave was a difficult one.”

Herrington said he plans to continue doing public speaking engagements as well as work with the Chickasaw Nation.


 


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Big loss
Jeff, Edmond - Jan 3, 2008 at 10:46 pm
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Surprised to see this on the Oklahoman. Just wait for tomorrow's story: "Rocket plane to tax payers: 'Orbit still an option...'"
Steve, Oklahoma City - Jan 3, 2008 at 5:36 pm
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour nine a.m.
And i'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much i miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight

And i think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think i am at home
Oh no no no i'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone


Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science i don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man
mister, bogata - Jan 3, 2008 at 7:22 am

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