Commercial rocket makes aviation history

Space tourism came a step closer today when a private commercial rocket flew into the near reaches of space for the first time.

Commercial rocket makes aviation history
Mon, 21 Jun, 2004 - 18:22

Space tourism came a step closer today when a private commercial rocket flew into the near reaches of space for the first time.

The privately-funded SpaceShipOne craft made aviation history when it flew more than 62 miles above the surface of the Earth.

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