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October 04, 2004

Victory for Private Enterprise

Rocket Wins $10M Prize for Trip to Space

[Topic: Space]A stout, star-spangled rocket plane broke through the Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space Monday for the second time in five days, capturing a $10 million prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists.

Lost in all the hype is the fact this is a triumph of private enterprise over government-funding. How long does it take NASA to launch a shuttle? About four months, maybe more.


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Posted by Jason at 05:10 PM
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