power and influence

“Bring Mr. Allen the pen !”, booms Burt Rutan across the hangar floor. The builders of Space Ship One have all signed the rocket motor fairing and Paul Allen has expressed desire to add HIS autograph. By all means! Step and fetch it. Writing checks for 20 to 30 million in private funding extends license for such a request. We’re watching Discovery Channel’s Black Sky – Race for Space and B.O.U.R.Girl observes, as the video sweeps Rutan’s busy office, an APPLE, Yep. There, spied on the designer engineer’s cluttered desktop, is an iMac. 20″ flat screen – Sweet! I guess Mr. Allen’s sway is finite.

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