SpaceShipOne: Flights of fancy

With two short trips to the edge of space, the little rocket that could may have ushered in a new era in high-tech travel.

SpaceShipOne repeats its feat

The craft wins the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private space travel when it reaches 100km for the second time.
October 4, 2004

A glimpse of SpaceShipOne's historic flights

photo gallery The privately built spacecraft makes its landing; members of the Mojave Aerospace Ventures team celebrate.
October 4, 2004

Will historic flight launch space tourism?

With Richard Branson poised to go galactic, the days of right-stuff heroics could be long gone.
September 30, 2004

SpaceShipOne: A giant leap for high-tech vets

Paul Allen's galactic baby flies briefly toward outer space as it begins the first phase of a historic endeavor.
September 29, 2004

Commercial space travel set to take flight

Pack up your Tang. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and a Paul Allen venture aim to send tourists to the stars.
September 27, 2004