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It's always been a dream of mine to go to space. SpaceShipOne has just brought all of us one step closer to being able to do just that.
Complete story...
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/xprize2_success_041004.html
MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA -- Human flight took a significant step forward today as the privately built SpaceShipOne flew into suborbital space for the second time in five days, securing the $10 million Ansari X Prize.
With pilot Brian Binnie at the controls, SpaceShipOne rocketed to a winning height of 367,442 feet (112 kilometers), setting a new altitude record for the craft and proving that private industry can build a viable vehicle for sending paying passengers to space.
Binnie was the 434th human to have left our planet to go into space, Searfoss noted.
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http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/xprize2_success_041004.html