The space launch was delayed for technical reasons. When launch time finally arrived, the rocket failed to reach space and crashed violently into the desert.
From MSNBC:
"updated 6:36 p.m. ET, Mon., Sept. 25, 2006
UPHAM, N.M. - An unmanned rocket that took off from a new commercial launch site crashed in the New Mexico desert on Monday, failing in its mission to reach suborbital space, officials said.
The 20-foot (6-meter) SpaceLoft XL rocket — the first launch vehicle to lift off from New Mexico's Spaceport America — was carrying experiments, memorabilia and other payloads for its planned journey 70 miles (110 kilometers) above Earth.
The rocket roared off its launch pad at 2:14 p.m. MT (4:14 p.m. ET) and was due back about 13 minutes later at White Sands Missile Range, just north of the launch site. But something apparently went wrong, causing the rocket to spiral and sending it prematurely to the ground."
They've promised me another shot before the end of the year. We'll see if that turns out better. The putty itself will be a super special spacey color I have created. As for special abilities? It remains to be seen whether the radiation from outer space will mutate the putty into a new and useful form. I, for one, welcome our new dilatent silicone overlords.
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