In April, 2003, a company called Scaled Composites introduced SpaceShipOne to the world. SpaceShipOne chronicles the development of the world's first commercial manned space program-a program that includes an airborne launcher (the White Knight), a space ship (SpaceShipOne), rocket propulsion, avion[...]
"Burt told Popular Mechanics, 'If we make a courageous decision like the goal and program we kicked off for Apollo in 1961, we will see our children or grandchildren in outposts on other planets.' Fortunately, we need not rely solely on governments for expanding humanity's presence beyond the Earth.[...]