Scaled’s victory in the Ansari X-Prize competition and
why it was the biggest event of the year
We knew it was coming. We didn't know we'd be a part of it. In
2003 pictures of a new Burt Rutan design had leaked out. It was
reminiscent of the high-altitude Proteus, with its unusual but
pressure-friendly round portholes, sleek fuselage, and twin booms.
Burt was up to something, but what?