Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne

Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne rocket glider returned to flight last week following a hard landing on Dec. 17 that broke the landing gear. The Mar. 11 test was a glide flight and did not fire the rocket engine. Observers at the Mojave, Calif., airport said a thermal protection coating had been...

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