It's official.

The Scaled Composites team yesterday gave their 60-day notice to the X-Prize Foundation that they will make an official attempt at the X-Prize: two flights into space within a two-week period carrying two passengers (or the weight equivalent of two passengers).

That means the first flight could take off at least as early as September 29 and the second flight no later than 14 days later than the first.

The Canadian Da Vinci team also announced that they will roll out their balloon-lofted launch vehicle next week. No official announcement of an attempt at the prize by them yet.

"Technology high. . . on the leading edge of life."

Very cool. More details to follow.

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It looks like the X-Prize Foundation will be making "several key announcements" on July 27. Perhaps formal 60-day notices of one or more attempts at the prize?

That's an auspicious day, in any event, as I will be celebrating 13 years of wedded bliss with my lovely wife.

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