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    Bootknife-Jackson: io9: i volunteer my time to build and test a prototype from these designs if you fund it. for journalism! more »
    TheBirthOfCool: I'm stuck on page 7. Fold tab C into slot F, sliding plasma solenoid into reactor D. It looks like I've got two extra inertial dampeners and no door ... more »
    Klebert L. Hall: So... this guy can build a fusion reactor for $60K, and all he can think to do with it is build a flying saucer? -Kle. more »
    Purple Dave: Why? I'm pretty sure it's because I have absolutely no interest in abducting rednecks. more »
    fudgenuts002: "Oil prospecting on Jupiter's moons" ...So that's where the dinosaurs went? more »
    extra: Bah. I built one few years ago but the constant spinning gave me a headache. Plus the smell was really bad. I made mine from cheese. more »
    5AMfrenchtoast: I would love an episode of mythbusters dedicated to them building a bunch of the bullshit online blueprints that are floating around like this one. more »
    Dirk Anger: This is a joke, right? I'd never let anyone who says "G-forces are simply not a factor with this shielding" build anything that moves and has people ... more »
    Im_your_Huckleberry: I am making a UFO also, everbody who wants one can just wire $60,000 to my offshore Caman account and I will send you "real working plans." Oh, by the... more »
    omnibus_spiritus: Well so much for my UFO idea. Back to my plan of building a time machine out of a telephone booth! more »
    PistachioWildebeest: I for one welcome our Average Joe antigravity overlords. more »
    Anekanta - Go Play!: Man, it sure would be nice if this really worked. more »
    ParryLost: And yet, oddly, the person who wrote all this is not riding around in a UFO of their own... Now why might that be. :P more »
    GodofMonkeys: This is how I'm able to maintain a summer home on Altair-6. Of course, now every Mulder out there is going to build his or her own and go tromping al... more »
    EdificeComplex: I am. I'm just waiting for Paul Reubens to become available for voice recordings. more »
    goldfarb: ok... 1 - Electrogravitics is interesting but no one has ever built anything with it... 2 - Average Joe is the asshole that ran over my foot a few yea... more »
    Roklimber: "Pilots and cargo are shielded from gravity and inertia. Right angle or sharper maneuvers are can be made without danger of damage to cargo or pilot b... more »
    Dr Emilio Lizardo: I am. the government is paying for it. They think I'm developing a Truncheon Bomber for them. more »
    ManchuCandidate: You see, I would build one but for some reason I don't have a fusion reactor and they seem to be unavailable at this time. I'll check with my neighbo... more »
    Hamslicer: Somebody get me a hammer! more »
  • #diy

    Why Aren't You Building Your Own UFO Yet?

    Do you know why Richard Branson was in such a hurry to unveil SpaceShipTwo last week? It's not because he loves cool toys — it's because he was worried an inventor who's created a personal UFO would steal his thunder. More »
  • #spacetourism

    First Commercial Spacecraft is Ready for Its Closeup

    Tonight marks a historic event: Virgin Galactic will unveil SpaceShipTwo, the first crewed commercial spaceship set to fly the extraterrestrial skies, at the Mojave Air and Spaceport. Get a sneak peek at the ship before its debut. [Gizmodo]
  • #virgingalactic

    Space Tourism's Sleek New Look

    Here's the new SpaceShipTwo, unveiled today by space tourist pioneer Burt Rutan. Like SpaceShipOne, the new ship will ferry tourists to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson's new venture. 2008 will be "the year of the spaceship," promised Branson. WhiteKnightTwo, a four-engine plane, lifts the spaceship high into the sky, and then it burns a mixture of nitrous oxide and rubber-based fuel to make it up to the black. Click through for a video of SpaceShipOne, the original Virgin Galactic ship. More »