How the historic launch of SpaceShipOne twenty years ago paved the way for a new era of space tourism
It was a unique moment for a crowd of well-wishers, including this reporter, all with their noses up and pointed skyward at California’s Mojave Airport on June 21, 2004. Releases from its White Knight mothership, with its rocket engine powering the experimental suborbital SpaceShipOne vehicle roared to life, expertly piloted by test pilot Mike Melvill. … Read more