SpaceShipOne wins $10 million X Prize Flight to 368,000 feet also bests X-15 record
MOJAVE, Calif. - SpaceShipOne soared to a record 368,000 feet early Monday, easily surpassing the altitude required to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, breaking an X-15 altitude record and creating a new astronaut in the process.
Smooth ride seemingly smooth ride, piloted by Scaled Composites test pilot Brian Binnie. The 51-year-old was at the controls for SpaceShipOne's first powered, supersonic flight on Dec. 17, the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' milestone flight â?” but this was his first opportunity to earn his astronaut wings
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