] MOJAVE, Calif. Sept. 29, 2004 %u2014 After recovering
] from a wild corkscrew roll on its ascent, the first
] private manned rocket soared to space and returned safely
] to Earth on Wednesday in a bid to earn a $10 million
] prize.
]
] SpaceShipOne, with astronaut Michael Melvill at the
] controls, climbed to an unofficial altitude of more than
] 330,000 feet, about 2,000 feet above its target altitude
] of 62 miles.

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