Holy Crap, Space ships are real

[Optimist Prime]

MOJAVE, Calif. Oct. 4, 2004 — A stubby rocket plane powered its rockets and appeared to blast through the Earth's atmosphere for a second time in two weeks Monday to capture a $10 million prize meant to encourage space tourism.
SpaceShipOne, the rocket plane funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, appeared to top its required altitude within minutes of firing its rockets, said Peter Diamandis, who founded the X Prize eight years ago.

[DeltAlum]

I heard they found one just like it buried in Area 51. Except it was a lot smaller...