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On July 15, Virgin Galactic’s VSS Enterprise completed its first manned flight with Peter Slebold and Michael Alsbury. SpaceShipTwo was attached to VMS Eve aka WhiteKnightTwo with Mark Stucky, Peter Kalogiannis and Brian Maisler handling crew duties. The two-man crew aboard Enterprise completed a number of system tests on both vehicles with “objectives achieved.” Total flight time was 6 hours and 12 minutes. What I wouldn’t give to be on board on a Virgin Galactic flight.
Boing Boing’s Rob Beschizza strung together this great 30-second video of just about every one of Apple’s hardware and software designs over the years. It’s perfect for Apple fans and people with short attention sp—oh man, there’s an albino squirrel right outside my window! Every Apple Design Ever in 30 seconds [Boing Boing]
Now that federal regulators appear poised to approve Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility, speculation is mounting about what the Internet giant will do with its newly acquired assets.
