Sir Richard Branson and Steve Fossett's newest aviation record setting attempt:
Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer
Attempting to fly around the planet without refueling in less than 80 hours with a single pilot. Very cool!!
Paul Allen's financed project:
SpaceShipOne
On Dec 11th, a significant milestone was achieved by Scaled Composites: The first manned supersonic flight by an aircraft developed by a small company's private, non-government effort. One of many small steps to placing a human into sub-orbital Space to claim the X Prize.
Both projects are being developed by Burt Rutan. I wouldn't be surprised that 100 years from now, he will be spoken of in a similiar way to the Wright Brothers.
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