SpaceShipOne completes X Prize flight despite anomaly
Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne completed its first qualification flight to win the Ansari X Prize Sept. 29, reaching suborbital space despite an unexpected roll that caused pilot Mike Melvill to shut the vehicle's rocket engine off 11 seconds early. SpaceShipOne and its White Knight carrier...
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