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Published online 19 June 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040614-10
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Private rocket aims for the stars
SpaceShipOne flight heralds attempt on $10-million X prize.
Aspiringspace tourists might want to start saving up for their celestial vacation.
On Monday, a team of engineers will try to launch a manned rocket 100 kilometres up to the edge of space.
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