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SpaceShipOne Completes Second Test Flight

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the making-reed-richards-proud dept.

waynegoode writes "According to an article at Space.com, Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne suborbital rocket plane made its second powered flight today. The piloted vehicle was powered by a hybrid rocket motor to over 105,000 feet. The engine burned for 40 seconds, zipping to Mach 2. SpaceShipOne is one of several projects competing for the $10 million X Prize. Slashdot mentioned yesterday that it received a license from the FAA, the first license for a suborbital rocket."

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  1. Absolutely awesome! by csoto · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Way to go, guys! Burt and the rest of the team embody what this country can produce, when we put our minds to it.

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