How SpaceShipOne and X Prize Launched Commercial Spaceflight 10 Years Ago
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 17:30
in Mathematics & Economics
On Oct. 4, 2004, the privately funded SpaceShipOne reached outer space for the second time in less than a week, winning the $10 million Ansari X Prize for the team that built the craft and giving a nascent industry a huge shot in the arm.