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Today the second launch of the SpaceShipOne (2): mission accomplished

Los Angeles, Usa - Paul Allen will cash USD 10m for the space tourism

Also accomplished the second attempt on the first private space team in the history: the SpaceShipOne has remarkable gone over the 100 km height barrier (see news AVIONEWS). The billionaire Paul Allen which has financed the plan, will cash USD 10m prize of the "Ansari X-Prize", that will be delivered in November by an official cerimony. Peter Diamandis, the prize author, would have already announced...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 104558
Rome, Italy, 10/04/2004 18:21
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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