Watching SpaceShipOne Prize Attempts09/24/2004
Watching SpaceShipOne Prize Attempts
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A new space race09/21/2004
Founder's bold dream may be nearing reality. In a few weeks, a team of businessmen and scientists may win $10 million for successfully launching a craft into space.
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SpaceShipOne aims to claim $10 million 09/23/2004
The team will attempt two launches in as many weeks to prove its commercial spaceflight isn’t a one space-shot deal.
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Innovation will cut space travel costs, experts say09/23/2004
Rocketeers are seeking a breakthrough to revolutionize the industry, much the way microprocessors turned mainframe computers into dinosaurs.
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The New Rocketeers09/23/2004
Here are some of the hottest efforts in private spaceflight:
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Dreams-turned-schemes launch one spaceworthy rocket ship 09/22/2004
Insurance brainstorm gives the prize a big boost, while the now-prime contender gets the aid of a Microsoft co-founder.
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SpaceShipOne takes a perilous spin as it reaches halfway for X Prize09/29/2004
Air Force data show the ship reached a height of 337,500 feet, well above the 328,000 feet required to win the Ansari prize. But as it reached the edge of the atmosphere, SpaceShipOne began a dangerous spin along its axis. Engineers on the ground worried that the roll, which became apparent around 40 seconds into the engine blast, might threaten the ship.
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Ship invades space again to claim $10 million10/04/2004
Aviation legend Burt Rutan won the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Monday with another flight to space for his SpaceShipOne, capping an eight-year quest in the St. Louis-based competition. The flight was the second trip for the ship, which was built by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, a collaboration between Rutan's firm Scaled Composites and billionaire philanthropist Paul Allen.
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Ansari X Prize09/22/2004
Link to the official Web site for the competition, including a list of the teams in the race.
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Try our trivia quiz on the X Prize and the space program09/22/2004
Test your knowledge about the history of space flight.
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A look at the landmark spaceship10/04/2004
Time will tell whether SpaceShipOne will join The Spirit of St. Louis as a milestone in the history of human flight. Watch an interactive graphic of the flight of the space ship.
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X Prize: Countdown to Adventure09/22/2004
Listen to X Prize founder Peter Diamandis describe the space flight contest.
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X Prize Mission Control09/22/2004
Video of mission control at the St. Louis Science Center during Erik Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic Ocean. (RealPlayer required to watch video. Download a free plugin at real.com.)
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Starchaser 200109/22/2004
NovaLaunch and capsule re-entry test flight.
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Scaled Composites test flight09/22/2004
The rollout and test flight in Apri 2003 of Burt Rutan's spaceship.
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