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Scaled Composites flew SpaceShipOne on 2004-10-04, as the second of two prize‑qualifying missions to win the Ansari X Prize.
Scaled Composites won the original $10,000,000 X Prize in 2004 with SpaceShipOne.
Chris Boshuizen traveled to the Mojave Desert to watch Scaled Composites’ SpaceShipOne win the $10,000,000 Ansari X-Prize in 2004.
Scaled Composites’ SpaceShipOne and its Ansari XPRIZE success in 2004 influenced early commercial suborbital tourism efforts.
SpaceShipOne was built by Scaled Composites and funded by Paul Allen and won the $10,000,000 Ansari XPRIZE in 2004.
Richard Branson announced plans for Virgin Galactic in September 2004 and agreed to license technology from Scaled Composites for a SpaceShipOne-derived vehicle.
SpaceShipOne, developed by Scaled Composites and funded by Paul Allen, won the Ansari X Prize in October 2004.