Manufacturer: ABC News
Burt Rutan, one of the great aeronautical designers in the U.S., and the man who designed and built the Voyager, the plane that flew around the world without refueling, will launch his try for the "X-Prize," a prize for the first people to send a pilot to the edge of space. To win, contestants must send someone up twice in two weeks. Rutan is clearly the leader, but by no means the only one in the hunt. ABC News follows Rutan's quest fort he price while also exploring other, less well-financed, programs. In a time when it seems that just about everything has been conquered, that there are no more 'firsts' left to be had, these teams are trying to break a frontier on their own.Anchor: Chris BuryAirdate: 9/28/2004When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.