SpaceShipOne Wins Ansari X-Prize

SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X-Prize – a USD 10 Million prize for the first team to launch into space (above 62 Miles from Earth) and re-launch within 14 days and return safely. Per Wimmer congratulates the CEO of Scaled Composites, Burt Rutan, and test pilots Brian Binnie and Mike Melville for their achievements as well as Peter Diamandis, the founder of the X-Prize.

Paul G. Allen, Co-Founder of Microsoft and Sole Financier of SpaceShipOne, and Burt Rutan, Creator of SpaceShipOne,
Per Wimmer and Burt Rutan, the Creator of SpaceShipOne.
Per Wimmer and Brian Binnie, the Test Pilot Who Flew SpaceShipOne on the 2nd and Winning X-Prize Flight,
Per Wimmer and Peter Diamandis, Founder of the X-Prize Organization
Per Wimmer and Mike Melville, the Test Pilot Who Flew the 1st SpaceShipOne X-Prize Flight on Sept. 29, 2004.
Space Adventures CEO Eric Anderson And Per Wimmer In Front of SpaceShipOne, Mojave, California
Per Wimmer in Front of a Mock-Up of the Cosmopolis C-21 Spacecraft.
Per Wimmer in Front of a Mock-Up of the Cosmopolis C-21 Spacecraft.
Per Wimmer in Front of a Mock-Up of the Cosmopolis C-21 Spacecraft.
SpaceShipOne After Winning The X-Prize
The Extensive Media Presence When SpaceShipOne Won the Ansari X-Prize
Per Wimmer Moments After His Live Commentary on BBC-24 of the Winning SpaceShipOne X-Prize Flight,
Inside The Cockpit of SpaceShipOne
Separation Between White Knight and SpaceShipOne
Inside the Cockpit of SpaceShipOne