Private rocket set for space bid

Aviation enthusiasts gathered in the Californian desert today hoping to see the first flight into space by a privately-developed manned rocket.

Mon, 21 Jun, 2004 - 09:44

Aviation enthusiasts gathered in the Californian desert today hoping to see the first flight into space by a privately-developed manned rocket.

Thousands of people are expected to be watching when an exotic jet-engined aeroplane named White Knight takes off from Mojave Airport carrying the rocket-propelled SpaceShipOne.

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