Cargo in flight 16P of this vessel included the ashes of its designer's mother, Irene Rutan, and a copy of Charles Lindbergh's book The Spirit of St. Louis.
Cargo in flight 16P of this vessel included the ashes of its designer's mother, Irene Rutan, and a copy of Charles Lindbergh's book The Spirit of St. Louis. It ascended to its launch altitude of about 14 kilometers on the back of a carry plane called White Knight, at which point pilot Mike Melvill fired its rocket engine, sending it above the atmosphere into outer space. FTP name this plane, that attempted a repeat flight above the Earth's atmosphere on October 4th to claim the 10 million dollar Ansari X prize.
Cargo in flight 16P of this vessel included the ashes of its designer's mother, Irene Rutan, and a copy of Charles Lindbergh's book The Spirit of St. Louis.
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