Black Sky

2004

Documentary

The remarkable story of Burt Rutan and SpaceShipOne. Only three of the most powerful governments in the world have achieved what they set out to do from a garage in the Mojave desert: to put a man in space.

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Production

Vulcan Productions

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

October 3, 2004

Last Aired

October 7, 2004

Networks

Discovery

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

The Race for Space

Air date: 2004-10-03

Documents Paul G. Allen's and Burt Rutan's historic effort to create the first privately-funded spacecraft.

Winning the X-Prize

Air date: 2004-10-07

Documents the team’s successful bid to win the $10 Million Ansari X Prize.

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