Indeed, and hope they go forward beyond the prototyping phase and really push the limits of flight. Perhaps one day later in life I do aspire to be a part of these kind of endeavors.

Condolences to the lost pilot, hope his family is treated well, and hope he was not lost for reasons that I suspect.

I am sure that those of you who actually read and understand my posts will see that I am an advocate of pilots and aviation, with both public, civic AND private/corporate responsibility. There is actually not much controversial about that to reasonable folks.