On October 4, 1957, Sputnik, the first satellite, was launched by the Soviet Union.
Flash forward 47 years.
The second-qualifying flight by SpaceShipOne was successful, as the craft made it -according to an Edwards Air Force Base radar track - to 368,000 377,591 feet, well over the 328,000 feet required as the defined threshold of space, beating the X-15's top altitude of 354,200 feet (67 miles) set on August 22, 1963.
The pilot this time was Brian Binnie, and there was absolutely no indication of the 29 rolls that Mike Melvill experienced last week.
2008
2007- 50 years ago today the world changed
2002- HEY! YOU! YES, YOU!
- Weirdness...
- My old team...
- Googlefight
- Friday 5 - Shoes