Ground Control to Major Paul
A spacey guy just got a whole lot spacier.
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Comments (9)
Are the tissue box slippers not far behind?
Posted by Mojo | December 13, 2011 3:11 PM
A couple of observations:
My neighbor did some teaching of Burt and his brother around middle school. Said he was always playing with model planes.
If I remember right the engines on Space Ship One were loaners, now with 747 spinners you are looking at $84 million for the jet engines.
Posted by dman | December 13, 2011 3:43 PM
I see how they get up, but how do they get back down?
Posted by Tom | December 13, 2011 4:14 PM
uhhhh, McMinnville, please make room for another addition to your eccentric billionaires airplane collection.
Posted by bendover | December 13, 2011 4:18 PM
I thought it looked a lot like the Spruce Goose too!
Posted by Portland Native | December 13, 2011 4:26 PM
I'd rather he did this than throw more money at the Trailblazers and the Seahawks. NASA's downsizing means unemployed rocket scientists - looks like he's investing at the right time.
I don't know what his chance of success is, but at least he's dreaming big -- major league sports team ownership seems petty compared to pioneering private space travel.
Making a successful bid here would outweigh three Lombardi trophies and a half dozen NBA Championships.
Posted by PanchoPDX | December 13, 2011 4:57 PM
What Allen really needs to build is a time machine so he can go back and pick Kevin Durant.
Posted by Rich | December 13, 2011 8:30 PM
Sad. Wacky billionaires are now leading the American space program.
Posted by Jo | December 14, 2011 4:05 AM
Sporting News, Radio Stations, Petco, Cable Companies, all certified money burners....now this. He should kiss Bill Gates picture every morning.
Posted by DJR | December 14, 2011 6:01 AM