SpaceShipOne Reaches Mach1.2 on First Rocket-Powered Flight

Credit: SCALED COMPOSITES
Scaled Composites celebrated the Wright brothers centennial by breaking the sound barrier--the first time it has been done by a small company in a privately funded, nongovernment effort. The SpaceShipOne rocket glider ignited its engine inflight for the first time on Dec. 17 and thrust its way to...

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