Spaceship One First Flight in Ansari X-Prize Competition

See SpaceShip One as it launches from a carrier airplane on the first of two X-Prize winning flights in 2004. This from Youtube User spacearium:

Flight 16P of SpaceShipOne was a spaceflight in the Tier One program that took place on September 29, 2004. It was the first competitive flight in the Ansari X PRIZE competition to demonstrate a non-governmental reusable manned spacecraft, and is hence also referred to as the X1 flight. A serious roll excursion occurred during boost, so the flight did not achieve the expected altitude. However, it exceeded 100 km altitude, making it a successful X PRIZE flight.

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