Burt Rutan: Houston, we have a problem! : TEDTalks

http://www.ted.com In this passionate talk, legendary spacecraft designer Burt Rutan lambasts the U.S government-funded space program for stagnating ("Houston, we have a problem."), and calls for space entrepreneurs to pick up where NASA left off. Rutan won the $10M Ansari X-Prize for SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded craft to enter space twice in a 2-week period. He's now collaborating with Virgin Galactic to build the first rocket-ship designed for space tourism.(Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 20:16) More TEDTalks at www.TED.com

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Length: 20:17
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