SpaceShipOne Burns Rubber, Laughing GasâMore Fun Facts
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â¢ The spacecraft&#39;s test pilots do not wear spacesuits. The craft&#39;s space-worthy cockpit is housed within a larger, similarly protective shell.
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Brian Binnie, a veteran US Navy aviator and one of four pilots trained to fly SpaceShipOne, piloted the spacecraft. &quot;Flying this vehicle is literally a rush,&quot; he said after the historic flight.
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Richard Branson conquered the world. Now he wants to fly you to space. By Spencer Reiss from Wired magazine.
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The events of the days leading up to Wednesdayâs flight of SpaceShipOne had generated considerable momentum for space tourism and commercial space development in general.
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Test pilot makes successful foray into space on rocket ship. But there was some drama... THE spectators on the ground gasped as the rocket ship rolled at least 16 times in about 16 seconds.
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MOJAVE, Calif.  - SpaceShipOne landed safely on  Wednesday in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like  ascent into space in a shot for a $10 million prize offered to  the first privately funded, manned craft to reach beyond the  atmosphere.
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You don&#39;t need to carry a light saber or speak Klingon to get excited about the doings in Mojave today. SpaceShipOne, the product of aviation visionary Burt Rutan
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - It was billionaire Paul Allen&#39;s $20 million that allowed Burt Rutan to build SpaceShipOne, the first privately financed manned rocket to reach space.
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Thrill seekers are plunking down six figures to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and a new airline called Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years. Still, the budding space tourism faces a myriad of safety concerns &#151; in the sky and on the ground &#151; that must be resolved before any paying passenger takes off.
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Inside a physics lab at the University of Dayton Research Institute BBs are fired at 20,500 mph at spaceships. Sort of. The goal is to test the mettle of the composite fabric or aluminum skins on orbit-bound spacecraft.
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By JOHN ANTCZAK     LONG BEACH, Calif.  -- It was billionaire Paul Allen's $20 million that allowed Burt Rutan to build SpaceShipOne, the first privately financed manned rocket to reach space...
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Designer Burt Rutan&#39;s SpaceShipOne cracked through Earth&#39;s atmosphere and into outer space Sept. 29. Pilot Mike Mevill guided the aircraft to an altitude of 102,870 meters.
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SpaceShipOne pioneer Burt Rutan gives a glimpse of what paying passengers can expect when they travel into space.
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Creators of SpaceShipOne, the rocket plane that completed two manned space flights from a Southern California airport in a competition meant to promote private space travel, will get the $10
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LOS ANGELES - Thrill seekers are plunking down six figures to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and a new airline called Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years. Still, the budding space tourism faces a myriad of safety concerns - in the sky and on the ground - that must be resolved before any paying passenger takes off...
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MOJAVE, Calif. - The private manned rocket SpaceShipOne (search) streaked toward space early Monday in a bid to top an altitude of 62 miles for the second time in six days and claim the $10 million Ansari X Prize (search).
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SpaceShipOne's aerobatic flight marks the first wild, wobbly steps toward space tourism.