And Steve's Right Behind

Brian Walker has competition. Steve Bennett, 36, of Manchester, England, also hopes to be the first amateur to fly in space. A former “toothpaste technician”, Bennett wants company on his flight: he intends to launch a three-seat rocket into space in 2003. He'll pilot the craft; he is selling the second seat for 65,000 pounds (US$100,000) and the third is being raffled off. His latest test, shooting his two-stage, 22-foot-long Starchaser Discovery to 19,000 feet, was a success. (PA) ...A toy inventor and a toothpaste technician are the 21st century's heroes? How inspiring.