I first met Burt Rutan in the 1970's at an EAA(Experimental Aircraft Association) convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. At the time, I was just a kid fascinated with planes, but my grandfather (building a BD-5 at the time) took me to see the planes and we got to have a short chat with Burt (OK, my grandfather did and I just stood there). The passion that he has for design, space, and flight is inspiring. You can read about it in an article from the Christian Science Monitor.