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Two of the Teams Competing for Economical Access to Space Near Launch.

Publication: Advanced Materials & Composites News
Publication Date: 06-OCT-03 		Format: Online - approximately 603 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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September 26, 2003 - The first privately funded manned spaceflight is nearing, with two teams of rocket scientists now poised to compete for the $10 million "X Prize." The requirement to win is to launch a crew to the edge of space and to bring them back safely - twice within a two-week period!

Peter H. Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X Prize Foundation, said he expects that one of the two teams will launch within the next few months, using rockets and spacecraft that already are being...

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