SpaceShipOne launches from White Knight carrier airplane on the first of two X-Prize winning flights in 2004. Flight 16P of SpaceShipOne was a spaceflight in...
SpaceShipOne was a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X...
Test pilot Michael Melvill took SpaceShipOne to the altitude of 62.5 miles (100 km) above the Earth's surface. Flying to this altitude officially makes Melvill...
Burt Rutan talks about the influence of Model Aviation throughout his life. From competing in National Competitions as a kid to launching the first privately...