This blog is not about individuals, but some people are simply so good at what they do and so firmly tied to space in one way or another that they cannot be ignored. Burt Rutan is one of those.
Rutan was already a legendary aircraft designer before taking on the challenge of creating the first privately owned and operated manned spacecraft. He met that challenge with SpaceShipOne. Rutan is now leading the effort to build a fleet of SpaceShipTwos, which will carry paying passengers on suborbital flights.
Rutan, however, has been slowed over the past several months by what turned out to be a heart problem. After successful open-heart surgery at UCLA Medical Center earlier this month, Rutan is doing well. That's a big plus for the NewSpace industry.
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