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Space.com reports that White Knight and SpaceShipOne were airborne at 9:52 a.m. ET.
White Knight released SpaceShipOne at 10:52 a.m. ET. SpaceShipOne fired its rocket engine and arced into space.
SpaceShipOne is now on its way back to Earth after apparently reaching the required altitude necessary to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize.
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