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Events on Monday 21 June 2004 1
2004SpaceShipOne reaches spaceFirst private manned spaceflightSpaceShipOne, designed by Burt Rutan and funded by Paul Allen, became the first privately built aircraft to reach space on June 21, 2004, winning the $10 million Ansari X Prize and opening the era of private spaceflight.