SpaceShip One claims the X-Prize
Monday, October 4th, 2004FOX 12 OREGON Second trip to space is a success
SpaceShipOne, the rocket plane funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, appeared to top its required altitude within minutes of firing its rockets, said Peter Diamandis, who founded the X Prize eight years ago. The plane took off from a desert runway early Monday, slung to the belly of a carrier plane with a test pilot at the wheel. It was released at about 46,000 feet and fired its rockets to continue to an altitude of just over 62 miles — generally considered to be the point where the Earth’s atmosphere ends and space begins.
One small step for man one giant step tward flying cars.
