SpaceShipOne Soars
--the first private manned spacecraft--completed a second flight past its target altitude of 100 kilometers on Monday, winning the $10-million Ansari X Prize.
--the first private manned spacecraft--completed a second
flight past its target altitude of 100 kilometers on Monday, winning
the $10-million Ansari X Prize. The prize was offered to the first
nongovernment team to finance, build and launch a ship flying three
people 100 kilometers up into the atmosphere twice in a two-week
period.