Photos: SpaceShipOne
Spacecraft backed by Paul Allen heads from Earth to space twice, winning $10 million Ansari X prize.
A glimpse of SpaceShipOne's historic flights
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Members of the Mojave Aerospace Ventures team: (from left) Peter Diamandis, Paul Allen, Burt Rutan, pilot Brian Binnie and Richard Branson celebrate with champagne after SpaceShipOne's second suborbital flight in early October. [PHOTO CREDIT: AFP]
SpaceShipOne captured the $10 million Ansari X prize in early October when it made a second flight in less than a week to the edge of space. [PHOTO CREDIT: EFE]
Scaled Composites' White Knight, with SpaceShipOne nestled under its belly, on the runway at the Mojave Spaceport before takeoff. [PHOTO CREDIT: Jim Hu]
SpaceShipOne pilot Mike Melvill gives the thumbs up after a successful ride marked by a hair-raising roll 62 miles above Earth in late September. [PHOTO CREDIT: Jim Hu]
SpaceShipOne makes a test landing in September. [PHOTO CREDIT: Mojave Aerospace Ventures]
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