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Paul Allen & Burt Rutan Discuss Results of Recent SpaceShipOne Test Flight

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Paul Allen and Burt Rutan discuss the results of a recent SpaceShipOne test flight

Paul Allen and Burt Rutan discuss the results of a recent SpaceShipOne test flight

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Paul Allen and Burt Rutan discuss the results of a recent SpaceShipOne test flight. Investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and aviation legend Burt Rutan have teamed to create SpaceShipOne, the world’s first commercial manned space vehicle. Allen, founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc, is financing the project. Rutan made aviation news in 1986 by developing the Voyager, the only aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without refueling.

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