10.11.2004
X Prize evolves into annual competition
"MOJAVE, California (AP) -- Hoping to build on the momentum sparked by a private rocket plane's dash into space, supporters of opening the heavens to civilians are turning the winner-take-all race into an annual competition that might further fuel imaginations.SpaceShipOne is seen Monday climbing into space in this image captured by astronomers Ron Dantowitz and Marek Kozubal.
The privately owned SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Monday by blasting into space for the second time in five days, a feat considered the first stepping-stone in the direction of public spaceflight.." [Via Cnn.com]
