16. SpaceShipOne
Read the Question.
Why do you think that some people considered SpaceShipOne to be the most innovative artifact from the first decade of the 2000s (2001-2010)?
Scan the Blurb.
In June 2004, SpaceShipOne completed several goals as a private company trying to accomplish spaceflight. The vehicle was designed to contain a pressurized cabin, to reach and sustain conditions that allowed for space travel, safely re-enter the earth’s atmosphere, and land horizontally on an aviation landing strip. Having completed those goals, SpaceShipOne was retired, and the development of SpaceShip Two began.