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SpaceShipOne Flight Test

Posted by michael on from the keep-parachute-handy dept.

Soft writes "Scaled Composites' entry for the X-Prize, the SpaceShipOne, has had a successful first (unpowered) flight test. The spacecraft was dropped from the White Knight carrier aircraft at 47,000 ft (14 km) and 105 kt (194 km/h, 120 mph) and touched down after a 1.1-hour glide at Mojave airport. Photos are available."

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  1. Re:Now things are heating up... by TotallyUseless · · Score: 4, Funny
    What the hell is the X-Price?!?!? I thought most software for X was free? This is not +1 interesting... hell, the link doesn't even work!

    X-Prize

    There ya go, a working link to the X-Prize site.

    I'm sure I will now be modded into oblivion. Enjoy!

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    Time for some tasty Shiner Bock!