The tremendous success of the Apollo Program, which landed us on the moon in just eight years, was the result of a competition, a race with the Soviet Union.
Humans do their most creative and best work when they're competing.
The space vehicles must prove to be reusable by flying twice within a two-week period. The plane first flew from its hangar in Mojave, CA to Bangor, ME and then 12 hours nonstop to Le Bourget, Paris where it was part of the flying program for the duration of the airshow. The Proteus is scheduled to fly again publicly at the Oshkosh Air Show in late July. Bennett unveils Thunderbird model. Steven Bennett, Starchaser Foundation, Cheshire, England, unveiled a full-size mockup of his Thunderbird craft to a crowd at Blackburn Rovers Field in England.