Web News: Private spaceship sets altitude record

Lokie · 15-May-04, 12:55 AM

The ultimate thrill ride could be closer to reality.

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	Aircraft designer Burt Rutan and his firm Scaled Composites took a giant leap early Thursday toward becoming the first private company to send a person into space. Scaled Composites, funded by Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Paul Allen, set a new civilian altitude record of 40 miles in a craft called SpaceShipOne during a test flight above California's Mojave Desert.

Monsignor Funkibut · 16-May-04, 10:00 AM

There's a big article on the X Prize, Burt Rutan, etc. in the July 2003 [11.07] issue of Wired. The White Knight is even on the cover.

If space flight gets you all wobbly.............

-MF

16-May-04, 10:00 AM		#2 (permalink)
Monsignor Funkibut Master VB Pr'hoe'grammer	Wired There's a big article on the X Prize, Burt Rutan, etc. in the July 2003 [11.07] issue of Wired. The White Knight is even on the cover. If space flight gets you all wobbly............. -MF

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