SpaceShipOne wins X Prize with second qualification flight

Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne clinched the Ansari X Prize Oct. 4, completing its second qualification flight for the $10 million prize while reaching a record altitude above 360,000 feet. After takeoff from the Civilian Aerospace Test Center at Mojave Airport in California, SpaceShipOne was...

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