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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