Monday, June 21, 2004
Posted by Roberto
11:04 AM
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SPACESHIPONE:
WORLD'S FIRST COMMERCIAL MANNED SPACE VEHICLE
A rocket plane called SpaceShipOne, developed by aircraft designer Burt Rutan and financed by investor Paul G. Allen, will make today an historic attempt to blast beyond the uppers of earth's atmosphere. From the airport-turned-spaceport in California's Mojave Desert, the flight is scheduled to begin at 6:30 local time. If SpaceShipOne reaches 100 kilometers in altitude, pilot Mike Melvill could become the first private-sector pilot to reach outer space.
Burt Rutan, founder and president and CEO of Scaled Composites, L.L.C. (the aerospace and specialty composites development company behind this project) hopes that today's flight will open up a new industry. Rutan's visions for the future include an individual small aircraft transportation system, space travel for "the rest of us" and a technology-enabled super society.
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