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    SpaceShipOne Lands After Touching Space At 100km Up
     Mojave (AFP) Jun 21, 2004

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    • A US rocket plane Monday became the first privately-financed manned flight into space in a landmark step toward opening up exploration beyond the Earth's atmosphere. SpaceShipOne, designed by pioneer engineer Burt Rutan and paid for by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, went to an altitude of just over 100 kilometers (62 miles), said Rutan's company, which admitted problems had prevented the craft reaching its target altitude.
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    OPINION SPACE
    New Entrants Versus Incumbents: Triumph of Truth and Technology
     by Michael Potter
    and Rick Tumlinson
     Mojave CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2004
     Today's successful launch of the private SpaceShipOne high above the sands of California's Mojave Desert, marks the beginning of a new era of incumbent space agencies being challenged by new players.
    SPACE TRAVEL
    Space Adventures Announces Results Of Suborbital Client Survey
     Arlington VA (SPX) Jun 21, 2004
     Space Adventures, the world�s leading space experiences company, announced today the results of an informal survey of the over 100 people who have paid deposits to fly on a suborbital vehicle.
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    Northrop Grumman Outlines Test Program For Military Space Plane
     El Segundo CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2004
     Northrop Grumman Corporation will help the U.S. Air Force define the most cost-effective way to integrate and conduct ground tests on key structural elements of a reusable, quick-turnaround space vehicle.
    AEROSPACE
    New Thermodynamic Theory Will Help Engineers Go With The Flow
     Durham NC (SPX) Jun 21, 2004
     A scientific paper that provides tools based on a new principle of thermodynamics, called "Constructal Law," may enable the designers of automobiles, jet planes, air conditioners and other devices to take a more scientific approach to a development process now based on trial and error.


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    The original morning edition for June 21 is here. It was a good issue given the context of the day.