] Rocket plane SpaceShipOne reached an altitude above 62.5 ] miles (100 km) during its brief flight Monday morning, ] making it the first privately built craft to fly in ] space, controllers said. ] Shortly after, the space vehicle landed safely at the ] same place from which it took off. Welcome to the era of corporate space. Lets hope science fiction has properly prepared us. CNN.com - Private craft flies into space - Jun 21, 2004 |