Comments on: Google Acquires SpaceShipOne? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:43:31 -0800 hourly 1 By: EastVillage http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-669548 EastVillage Sat, 06 Jan 2007 23:16:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-669548 Perhaps the Ohare UFO was the latest iteration of the Google Spaceship and/or Airlplane. Perhaps the Ohare UFO was the latest iteration of the Google Spaceship and/or Airlplane.

]]> By: SpaceShipOne Mystery Solved » JenIT http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-299227 SpaceShipOne Mystery Solved » JenIT Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:38:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-299227 [...] Late last night I posted on a rumor that Google had acquired SpaceShipOne and was putting it in building 43 at Google HQ in Mountain View. More information started coming in immediately from commenters. One reader emailed to tell me Larry Page is on the Board of Trustees of the X Prize foundation (SpaceShipOne won their challenge), establshing a connection. But other commenters sent in recent pictures of SpaceShipOne at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. My source was good, but it was clear there was more to the story. To solve the mystery I said I’d send an iPod Shuffle to the first person that took a picture of the ship today and sent it to me. [...] [...] Late last night I posted on a rumor that Google had acquired SpaceShipOne and was putting it in building 43 at Google HQ in Mountain View. More information started coming in immediately from commenters. One reader emailed to tell me Larry Page is on the Board of Trustees of the X Prize foundation (SpaceShipOne won their challenge), establshing a connection. But other commenters sent in recent pictures of SpaceShipOne at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. My source was good, but it was clear there was more to the story. To solve the mystery I said I’d send an iPod Shuffle to the first person that took a picture of the ship today and sent it to me. [...]

]]> By: Google Inside » Links 10-23-2006 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-292466 Google Inside » Links 10-23-2006 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:43:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-292466 [...] Google Acquires SpaceShipOne [...] [...] Google Acquires SpaceShipOne [...]

]]> By: Rakesh Agrawal’s Blog » Michael Arrington is just trying to increase his readership http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-291854 Rakesh Agrawal’s Blog » Michael Arrington is just trying to increase his readership Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:51:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-291854 [...] Marc Canter says of Michael Arrington’s Google-SpaceShipOne replica blog postings: “Who the fuck cares about that bullshit!” I had a similar, albeit much tamer, question when I read these postings on TechCrunch over the weekend but the answer seems pretty obvious to me. First of all, based on Michael’s history of posting, I can tell that he’s no Google fanboy so I’m pretty Michael didn’t post this because he wanted publicly adore Google. So the reason he’d post something like this is simple — it was a Google-scoop in a world where everyone loves the latest kooky Google story and a scoop like this, if successful, promises to bring with it lots of great link juice, potential mentions in offline publications and, ultimately, lots of readers. And, again I don’t know Michael personally, but from the few times I’ve talked to him and heard him speak, if there’s one thing Michael does care about, it’s increasing his readership. [...] [...] Marc Canter says of Michael Arrington’s Google-SpaceShipOne replica blog postings: “Who the fuck cares about that bullshit!” I had a similar, albeit much tamer, question when I read these postings on TechCrunch over the weekend but the answer seems pretty obvious to me. First of all, based on Michael’s history of posting, I can tell that he’s no Google fanboy so I’m pretty Michael didn’t post this because he wanted publicly adore Google. So the reason he’d post something like this is simple — it was a Google-scoop in a world where everyone loves the latest kooky Google story and a scoop like this, if successful, promises to bring with it lots of great link juice, potential mentions in offline publications and, ultimately, lots of readers. And, again I don’t know Michael personally, but from the few times I’ve talked to him and heard him speak, if there’s one thing Michael does care about, it’s increasing his readership. [...]

]]> By: Personal Spaceflight » No, Google hasn’t bought SpaceShipOne http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-291363 Personal Spaceflight » No, Google hasn’t bought SpaceShipOne Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:31:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-291363 [...] While most of the NewSpace world was focused this past weekend on the X Prize Cup in New Mexico, there was a report on the Web business blog TechCrunch claiming that Google had bought SpaceShipOne and was installing it in its Silicon Valley headquarters, the Googleplex. That report, of course, was nonsense, since SS1 had been in the National Air and Space Museum for over a year now. As TechCrunch and eWeek later reported, the real SS1 is alive and well in the NASM, while Google has acquired a replica of SS1, one of several such replicas in existence (another was at the X Prize Cup). If you look closely at a photo of the replica being installed at the Googleplex you can tell it’s not the real thing: the replicas all bear the insignia of X Prize sponsors and Virgin, as SS1 looked when it made the two X Prize flights in September and October 2004; the real thing in the NASM has been “restored” to its appearance in June 2004 when it made its first space flight, lacking the X Prize sponsor and Virgin logos. [...] [...] While most of the NewSpace world was focused this past weekend on the X Prize Cup in New Mexico, there was a report on the Web business blog TechCrunch claiming that Google had bought SpaceShipOne and was installing it in its Silicon Valley headquarters, the Googleplex. That report, of course, was nonsense, since SS1 had been in the National Air and Space Museum for over a year now. As TechCrunch and eWeek later reported, the real SS1 is alive and well in the NASM, while Google has acquired a replica of SS1, one of several such replicas in existence (another was at the X Prize Cup). If you look closely at a photo of the replica being installed at the Googleplex you can tell it’s not the real thing: the replicas all bear the insignia of X Prize sponsors and Virgin, as SS1 looked when it made the two X Prize flights in September and October 2004; the real thing in the NASM has been “restored” to its appearance in June 2004 when it made its first space flight, lacking the X Prize sponsor and Virgin logos. [...]

]]> By: Blogrolle.net : Aufzug zum Mond http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-289323 Blogrolle.net : Aufzug zum Mond Sun, 22 Oct 2006 19:21:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-289323 [...] So erwies sich der Kauf eines SpaceShipOne - ein Fluggerät für die private, bemannte Raumfahrt - als Gerücht. Google hat lediglich ein 1:1 Modell auf das Gelände geschafft und im Gebäude 43 des Googleplex aufgestellt. (… ganz in der Nähe vom Masterplan übrigens). [...] [...] So erwies sich der Kauf eines SpaceShipOne – ein Fluggerät für die private, bemannte Raumfahrt – als Gerücht. Google hat lediglich ein 1:1 Modell auf das Gelände geschafft und im Gebäude 43 des Googleplex aufgestellt. (… ganz in der Nähe vom Masterplan übrigens). [...]

]]> By: Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Visual Links post #5 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-288960 Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Visual Links post #5 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:46:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-288960 [...] Michael Arrington is turing into ValleyWag. [...] [...] Michael Arrington is turing into ValleyWag. [...]

]]> By: Chaos Blog » Blog Archive » Google vai comprar Space Ship One? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-288830 Chaos Blog » Blog Archive » Google vai comprar Space Ship One? Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:42:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-288830 [...] Rumores dizem que Google comprou o Space Ship One (foto) e coloca-la no prédio 41 do Googleplex. A nave espacial deveria ficar no múseu Smithsonian (em Washington) depois que ganhou o prêmio de 10 milhões de dólares, mas pode estar indo para o vale do Silício. Não dúvido mais nada depois que o Google aumentou 96% seu lucro no último trimestre. Mas se você também gostou da ideia e quer um Space Ship One na sua garagem ou sala de jantar, aqui tem uma replica. [...] [...] Rumores dizem que Google comprou o Space Ship One (foto) e coloca-la no prédio 41 do Googleplex. A nave espacial deveria ficar no múseu Smithsonian (em Washington) depois que ganhou o prêmio de 10 milhões de dólares, mas pode estar indo para o vale do Silício. Não dúvido mais nada depois que o Google aumentou 96% seu lucro no último trimestre. Mas se você também gostou da ideia e quer um Space Ship One na sua garagem ou sala de jantar, aqui tem uma replica. [...]

]]> By: Google Acquires SpaceShipOne « Aleem’s Weblog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-287391 Google Acquires SpaceShipOne « Aleem’s Weblog Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:49:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-287391 [...] Is it really true ?, Michael Arrington posted yestarday that he has heard a rumor that Google may acquire spaceshipone to be placed in thier Building 43,today he actually confirmedd that they did get a SpaceShipOne but it is a replica of the original SpaceShipOne. Googlers really are on the move these days, making headlines in both news and the blogsphere is full of stories about thier work enviornment, corporate culture and the dominance of google. [...] [...] Is it really true ?, Michael Arrington posted yestarday that he has heard a rumor that Google may acquire spaceshipone to be placed in thier Building 43,today he actually confirmedd that they did get a SpaceShipOne but it is a replica of the original SpaceShipOne. Googlers really are on the move these days, making headlines in both news and the blogsphere is full of stories about thier work enviornment, corporate culture and the dominance of google. [...]

]]> By: Google SpaceShipOne, Vista Security « Technically Speaking http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-287016 Google SpaceShipOne, Vista Security « Technically Speaking Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:59:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-287016 [...] The Google SpaceShip mystery was solved. I figured that Google wouldn’t really be wasting their money on SpaceShipOne. Then again I also thought that Google wouldn’t offer $1.65 Billion for YouTube. [...] [...] The Google SpaceShip mystery was solved. I figured that Google wouldn’t really be wasting their money on SpaceShipOne. Then again I also thought that Google wouldn’t offer $1.65 Billion for YouTube. [...]

]]> By: Kevin McClellan http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-287002 Kevin McClellan Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:53:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-287002 Wow, Michael offers one shuffle prize and ends up giving away three in order to make it fair -- that's integrity, folks! Rock on Michael, and thanks much for the shuffle! Wow, Michael offers one shuffle prize and ends up giving away three in order to make it fair — that’s integrity, folks! Rock on Michael, and thanks much for the shuffle!

]]> By: Karl D http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-286971 Karl D Sun, 22 Oct 2006 03:44:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286971 I posted more pix in the comments section of the follow-up article http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/21/spaceshipone-mystery-solved/ They show the Ship being lifted over Building 43 and entering the building thru a second story scaffold Thanks to Michael for being generous with the iPods! I posted more pix in the comments section of the follow-up article

http://www.tech...mystery-solved/

They show the Ship being lifted over Building 43 and entering the building thru a second story scaffold

Thanks to Michael for being generous with the iPods!

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Google、SpaceShipOneも買収…？ http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-286787 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Google、SpaceShipOneも買収…？ Sun, 22 Oct 2006 02:28:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286787 [...] [原文へ] Google [...] [...] [原文へ] Google [...]

]]> By: DiFFeReNT http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-286460 DiFFeReNT Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:17:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286460 Hey, Remember Google's list of 100 things they want to accomplish? .....one of which includes a space elevator..... we can't begin to imagine what must be on that list. Hey,
Remember Google’s list of 100 things they want to accomplish?
…..one of which includes a space elevator…..
we can’t begin to imagine what must be on that list.

]]> By: M Lisse http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-286392 M Lisse Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:47:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286392 BTW - Chris - nice "Midnight Run"/"Proof of Life" proof-without-a-doubt video with today's Post! BTW – Chris – nice “Midnight Run”/”Proof of Life” proof-without-a-doubt video with today’s Post!

]]> By: M Lisse http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-286373 M Lisse Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:42:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286373 Bummer on no shuffle! Michael - will you take me up on my "runner up" offer? MEL Bummer on no shuffle! Michael – will you take me up on my “runner up” offer?

MEL

]]> By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » SpaceShipOne Mystery Solved http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-286207 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » SpaceShipOne Mystery Solved Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:55:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286207 [...] Late last night I posted on a rumor that Google had acquired SpaceShipOne and was putting it in building 43 at Google HQ in Mountain View. More information started coming in immediately from commenters. One reader emailed to tell me Larry Page is on the Board of Trustees of the X Prize foundation (SpaceShipOne won their challenge), establshing a connection. But other commenters sent in pictures of SpaceShipOne at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. My source was good, but it was clear there was more to the story. To solve the mystery I said I’d send an iPod Shuffle to the first person that took a picture of the ship today and sent it to me. [...] [...] Late last night I posted on a rumor that Google had acquired SpaceShipOne and was putting it in building 43 at Google HQ in Mountain View. More information started coming in immediately from commenters. One reader emailed to tell me Larry Page is on the Board of Trustees of the X Prize foundation (SpaceShipOne won their challenge), establshing a connection. But other commenters sent in pictures of SpaceShipOne at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. My source was good, but it was clear there was more to the story. To solve the mystery I said I’d send an iPod Shuffle to the first person that took a picture of the ship today and sent it to me. [...]

]]> By: Google Acquires SpaceShipOne? « The vOolt http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-286162 Google Acquires SpaceShipOne? « The vOolt Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:31:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286162 [...] Read more… Filed under: Uncategorized, Google   |   [...] [...] Read more… Filed under: Uncategorized, Google   |   [...]

]]> By: dumbfounder http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-2/#comment-286152 dumbfounder Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:25:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286152 woohoo!!!! email: chris -@- searchles.com website: http://www.searchles.com/ address: Chris Seline Dumbfind Inc 1150 17th St NW Suite 407 Washington, DC 20036 woohoo!!!!

email: chris -@- searchles.com
website: http://www.searchles.com/

address:

Chris Seline
Dumbfind Inc
1150 17th St NW
Suite 407
Washington, DC 20036

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-1/#comment-286142 Michael Arrington Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:17:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286142 Awesome. I didn't think about the fact that they'd have acquired a duplicate. Shuffles to Chris for taking a video of the actual ship, and to Kevin and Karl for sending pictures of the fake one being unloaded at Google HQ (pictures were sent at nearly the same time). Guys, email me your names and addresses and a site that you would like me to reference. Mel, sorry, you just missed being first. Awesome. I didn’t think about the fact that they’d have acquired a duplicate. Shuffles to Chris for taking a video of the actual ship, and to Kevin and Karl for sending pictures of the fake one being unloaded at Google HQ (pictures were sent at nearly the same time). Guys, email me your names and addresses and a site that you would like me to reference. Mel, sorry, you just missed being first.

]]> By: M Lisse http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-1/#comment-286135 M Lisse Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:15:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286135 just in the Smithsonian Air and Space today with the kids... http://homepage.mac.com/garment/refute/PhotoAlbum49.html MEL If the shuffle is not avaliable, can I have some adversing space on TechCrunch? just in the Smithsonian Air and Space today with the kids…

http://homepage...otoAlbum49.html

MEL

If the shuffle is not avaliable, can I have some adversing space on TechCrunch?

]]> By: Patricia http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-1/#comment-286130 Patricia Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:10:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286130 I love this. how funny! I love this. how funny!

]]> By: Kyle » Blog Archive » Google Acquires SpaceShipOne? http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-1/#comment-286087 Kyle » Blog Archive » Google Acquires SpaceShipOne? Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:51:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-286087 [...] Categorize this as another unsubstantiated Google rumor, but the word on the street is that Google has acquired SpaceShipOne and is putting it inside building 43 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. No word on the purchase price, or if this was a donation, or why the ship is not being placed in a museum.read more | digg story [...] [...] Categorize this as another unsubstantiated Google rumor, but the word on the street is that Google has acquired SpaceShipOne and is putting it inside building 43 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. No word on the purchase price, or if this was a donation, or why the ship is not being placed in a museum.read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Kat http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-1/#comment-285940 Kat Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:34:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-285940 It's a replica. I could send you a dated picture of the replica hanging in the lobby of the local airport here and claim that it was SpaceShipOne. It would look just like the real thing. Doesn't mean it is. Apply a little logic here folks. It’s a replica. I could send you a dated picture of the replica hanging in the lobby of the local airport here and claim that it was SpaceShipOne. It would look just like the real thing. Doesn’t mean it is. Apply a little logic here folks.

]]> By: dumbfounder http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/comment-page-1/#comment-285932 dumbfounder Sat, 21 Oct 2006 20:29:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/20/google-acquires-spaceshipone/#comment-285932 to quote Mike: "I will send an iPod shuffle to the first person who sends me a picture of SpaceShipOne taken any time on Saturday, October 21, 2006." Kevin, if you are into "rules", then it looks like I won... I took a picture (a moving picture) of the actual SpaceShipOne, not a piece of fiberglass that looks the part. That's like taking a picture of Ted Kennedy and telling everyone you saw JFK! here it is again: http://www.searchles.com/links/show/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dqzuddvcwno4 (just joking about the lies Karl, you seem like a good man) to quote Mike: “I will send an iPod shuffle to the first person who sends me a picture of SpaceShipOne taken any time on Saturday, October 21, 2006.”

Kevin, if you are into “rules”, then it looks like I won… I took a picture (a moving picture) of the actual SpaceShipOne, not a piece of fiberglass that looks the part. That’s like taking a picture of Ted Kennedy and telling everyone you saw JFK!

here it is again: http://www.sear...v%3Dqzuddvcwno4

(just joking about the lies Karl, you seem like a good man)

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