"Pianome" wrote in message news:Ng1Cc.89931$HG.26418@attbi_s53...
ANN Publisher Jim Campbell, flying just feet away from Scaled's
SpaceShipOne in a Beechcraft Starship chase plane, was the first to report
some indications of possible thermal or load damage on the aft portion of
the spacecraft, just in front of the rocket bell. --

Wow!!! Flying just "feet" away!!! Did Zoom get his space wings also???

Zoom probably went to some FBO in Florida on Monday, and managed to
get a ride in a Starship, making sure he was in the air at the same
time that SpaceShipOne was in the air in Mojave, listening to CNN on
the intercom. Lets see.. approximately 2700 miles between Mojave and
Florida. 2700 times 5280 feet = 14,256,000 feet.

So when you think about it, his statement was not a lie at all.. He
was just "feet" away at the time (14,256,000 of 'em)