Husband-and-Wife Team Work on New Tourism Rocket in Mojave at Parabolic Arc

Husband-and-Wife Team Work on New Tourism Rocket in Mojave

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on September 14, 2008

. Tags: Mojave, Neptune, Randa Milliron, Roderick Milliron, space tourism.

Rocket Town U.S.A.
Forget NASA. The real future of America’s space program may well lie in a thriving desert town of entrepreneurs who aim at the stars.
Fortune Small Business

“Inside the hangar the view is equally dramatic. A rocket, 30 feet long, lies on its side. Nearby sits a large capsule, looking like something out of the Apollo program. But this is the Neptune program - run not by NASA but by Roderick and Randa Milliron, a husband-and-wife rocketry company.

“The Neptune sure looks convincing. But will it fly?”

Welcome to Mojave, Calif., where “Will it fly?” is a constant question.

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