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- Ansari X Prize
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- How SpaceShipOne Works
- Ansari X Prize
- Da Vinci Project
- Aviation-Central.com: German V-2 Rocket
- Popular Mechanics: Rocketeers
- Office of Space Commercialization
- FAA Sub-orbital Spacecraft Application Book
- FAA Licensing Rules (pg. 17-23 of document)
- Wired.com: Paper Pins Space Racer to Earth - Aug. 27, 2004
- Wired News: Starry-Eyed Travelers Must Wait - Jun. 26, 2004
- Space.com: Two X Prize Teams Poised for Manned Spaceflight - Sep. 27, 2003
- Space.com: Freedom to Fly? Civilian Rocketeers Face Regulatory Roadblocks - July 21, 2003
- FAA Press Release: FAA Issues License for Historic Sub-Orbital Manned Rocket Launch - April 23, 2004
