Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"Burt (Rutan) tends to couch everything in terms of fun. After Mike’s flight, Burt said, 'Okay, that’s enough fun.'It wasn’t as much 'fun' as Mike’s, but we went a little bit higher, and it was a joy."

Source: SpaceShipOne pilot Brian Binnie, after returning from the flight that won Burt Rutan and company the coveted X-Prize and the $10 million that went with it. While his predecessor in the cockpit, Mike Melvill, seemed to enjoy the 29 or so rolls the spacecraft rather mysteriously performed during the boost phase a week ago. Binnie was just happy to climb all the way to the top.

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