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Bookmark or Share- How SpaceShipOne's historic launch 20 years ago paved the way for a new ...On June 21, 2004, SpaceShipOne reached the final frontier for the first time, notching a huge milestone for private spaceflight and paving the way for space tourism.
- SpaceShipOne: The First Private Spacecraft | SpaceA major turning point for private spaceflight occurred on June 21, 2004, when SpaceShipOne, the first nongovernmental crewed spacecraft, flew 62.5 miles (100 kilometers) above Earth's surface.
- SpaceShipOne (SS1) | Records, Flights, & Facts | BritannicaSpaceShipOne (SS1), the first private crewed space vehicle, which flew past the boundary of space (100,000 metres, or 328,000 feet) over the United States in 2004 in competition for the Ansari X Prize of $10 million. SS1 hangs in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
- SpaceShipOne - WikipediaSpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s (2,000 mph) / 910 m/s (3,300 km/h) using a hybrid rocket motor.
- SpaceShipOne - National Air and Space MuseumWith SpaceShipOne, private enterprise crossed the threshold into human spaceflight, previously the domain of government programs. The SpaceShipOne team aimed for a simple, robust, and reliable vehicle design that could make affordable space travel and tourism possible.
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