Posted on June 22, 2004 - by deCadmus

Another giant leap for mankind?

Today marks the first flight of a privately-built craft into space… and the dawn of an entirely new kind of space race.

“This is a warm-up for the Ansari X Prize, but it’s a historic moment for all Americans,” he said. “[I've heard], ‘If God wanted us to fly into space, he would have given us more money’. Hopefully, the technology demonstrated here today will lead to designs that are cheaper and easier.”