SpaceShipOne did what the gummint did in 1961 with the X-15/B-52, and
they had to have a software billionaire dump a big big wad of cash on
them to do it. I'm sorry, the Rutans are not my heroes. They have been
a glorified hobby outfit for twenty years. Only one Rutan design has
become a production aircraft and the company is buying them all
back.....