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Eureka! Mary Sue has just finished her unobtainium-based levitation engine that should be able to deliver payloads to orbit for less than the price of a Tootsie Roll, and will allow her to start operating her own space agency! She's ready for her first test flight to make sure it's all working, but -- Well, you see, she's not sure she wants the government (EDIT: or anybody, really) muscling in on her little operation. She should have some sort of cloaking device rolling out of the old noggin in a couple months or so, but by golly, she wants to go to space now . Assuming that the maneuverability of her modified family car is limited only by the squishiness of the pilot and the detectable power signature of the engine itself slightly less than the average toaster that you forgot to plug ...