Launch of the first private manned vehicle beyond the Earth’s atmosphere
More info about Space Ship One here: http://www.scaled.com/projects/tierone/
In attendance: Jay Beck, Peter Bold, James Clinton, Jim Cloer, Tom Long, Mike Pence, Brian O’Neel, Jim Ward
Note: the canard wing chase plane on the left is another Burt Rutan design, the Beech Starship.
SpaceShipOne-First Flight Into Space
White Knight carrying Space Ship One underneath