Burt Rutan

...without refueling. In 2004, Rutan's SpaceShipOne, funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, made the first privately financed manned spaceflight by climbing more than 62 miles high on a suborbital journey above Mojave. SpaceShipOne went on...

In this article: Mojave airport, Nitrous oxide, Aerospace, Northrop Grumman Corp., Voyager aircraft, Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, and Ansari X Prize

...in commercial spaceflights. To that end, Paul Allen and Burt Rutan created a company, Mojave Aerospace Ventures, which owns the project's intellectual property and will manage all commercial exploitation of it. Scaled Composites initially...

In this article: White Knight, Scaled Composites, Nitrous oxide, Virgin Galactic, Paul Allen, Space Shuttle, and Ansari X Prize

...of humanity. In 2004, the Foundation captured world headlines when Burt Rutan, backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, built and flew the world's first private vehicle to space to win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. The Foundation has...

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...a schedule for completing work. Before Rutan teamed with Branson, he was partners with another billionaire _ Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul G. Allen _ who, like Rutan, tends to shy away from publicity. Allen invested more than $20 million...

In this article: Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic, Virgin Group, Paul G. Allen, X Prize Foundation, Spaceship Co., and Tax

...for the benefit of humanity. In 2004, the Foundation captured the world's attention when the Burt Rutan-led team, backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, built and flew the world's first private spaceship to win the $10 million...

In this article: Progressive, Automotive, X Prize Foundation, Automotive X Prize, Climate change, Global warming, Archon X Prize, and Ansari X Prize

Mojave Aerospace Ventures Mojave Aerospace Ventures (MAV) is a company founded by Paul Allen and Burt Rutan to handle the commercial spinoffs from the Tier One project. It owns the intellectual property arising from Tier One, and it is in...

In this article: Virgin Galactic, Paul Allen, The Spaceship Company, Scaled Composites, Joint venture, Revenue, Mojave, Virgin Group, and Northrop Grumman

...62 miles. Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, invested $20 million in the project. Last night Allen and Rutan received the National Air and Space Museum Trophy, a prize for aerospace, science and technology achievement, at a black-tie...

In this article: Paul G. Allen, Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Apollo, Ansari X Prize, Bell X-1, Charles Lindbergh, and Brian Binnie

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace engineer Burt Rutan's company Scaled Composites won the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE in 2004 for reaching an altitude of 100 kilometers twice in two weeks with its spaceplane SpaceShipOne.

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