The snub-nosed, star-spangled SpaceShipOne took off from Mojave, California today, streaking into space at Mach Three and into the record books.
The half-hour flight took the rocket ship more than 62 miles high to the edge of earth orbit. When it landed, SpaceShipOne came home the winner of the $10 million Ansari X-Prize.
Hear about the very near future of private enterprise in space.
Guests:
Peter Pae, aerospace writer for the Los Angeles Times
Richard Branson, chairman of Virgin Group, which includes Virgin Atlantic and now, Virgin Galactic;Jeff Johnson, director of aviation at Vulcan Inc.;Greg Klerkx, science journalist, former senior manager of the SETI Institute, and author of “Lost in Space: The Fall of NASA and the Dream of a New Space Age”
Louis Friedman, executive director of The Planetary Society, author of “Starsailing: Solar Sails and Interstellar Travel”
Peter Diamandis, chairman of the X Prize Foundation.
