About that plane using it's landing gear as an airbrake, that would just shear the gear off in jetfighters.

(great video)

I received the notice about the PIC in space, very cool stuff. Google amateur rocketry and it's amazing how far even that has progressed. Shoot, private companies are now planning on going in space (not up to date where they're at today).

First thing that crossed my mind with all this. Isn't NASA worried about all the space debris up there? And having private individuals launching all sorts of crap up there would not endanger manned missions?