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November 22, 2004

A Heckuva Year For Burt...

Time Magazine To Name SpaceShipOne "Invention Of The Year"

2004 has been very, very good to Burt Rutan. His homebuilt spaceship flew into space not just once, but three times... coming home safely each time (but not without a few moments of "maximum pucker"), he made a deal to build the first generation of space touring vessels, and he's been lauded far and wide for bring the excitement back into the space age. Now... he's getting one more, albeit VERY influential, feather in his cap. Time Magazine will be naming SpaceShipOne 2004 Invention of the Year by Time magazine in its annual Coolest Inventions issue.

Gives FAA Authority To Regulate It

In the wake of SpaceShipOne's breakthrough accomplishments, The US House of Representatives Saturday okayed a bill that facilitates commercial space flight.

2004 Report #62 4 p.m. CST, Friday, Nov. 19, 2004

The Expedition 10 crew eased into the second month of its six-month stay onboard the International Space Station by working on science experiments and preparing for the arrival of a new cargo ship.