Ansari X Prize
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The Ansari X Prize was a space competition in which the X Prize Foundation offered a US$10,000,000 prize for the first non-government organization to launch a reusable crewed spacecraft into space twi
The winning spaceplane SpaceShipOne being carried below its launch vehicle White Knight
Representatives of the X Prize Foundation symbolically presented the ten million dollar prize to Burt Rutan and Paul Allen of Mojave Aerospace Ventures on November 6, 2004. The Ansari X Prize trophy is on the left.
SpaceShipOne Flight 16P taxi pre launch
Mike Melvill and Burt Rutan speak to the media after the first flight into space.
SpaceShipOne flight 17P
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Flight 17P of SpaceShipOne was a spaceflight in the Tier One program that took place on October 4, 2004. It was the second competitive flight in the Ansari X Prize competition to demonstrate a non-gov
Brian Binnie flight preflight before the final SpaceShipOne flight 17P
Brian Binnie runs his Prelaunch Checklist inside SpaceShipOne flight 17P
Launch of the Rockets on SpaceShipOne