Paul G. Allen Confirmed as Long-Rumored Sponsor of SpaceShipOne

The SpaceShipOne aircraft fires its rocket engine today as it approaches 68,000 feet and 930 mph.

Burt Rutan (founder of Scaled Composites) and billionaire Paul G. Allen (sponsor/funder of SpaceShipOne) at today's test flight in Mojave, CA.

The White Knight turbojet launch vehicle, along with the SpaceShipOne aircraft, after take-off this morning, prior to the SpaceShipOne flight test.

SpaceShipOne test pilot Brian Binnie, sponsor/funder billionaire Paul Allen, and Scaled Composites founder Burt Rutan congratulate each other after today's successful test flight.