MOJAVE, Calif. — SpaceShipOne hurtled into space this morning, marking the first time a private, manned rocketship has left the Earth's atmosphere.

The short flight, which rocketed the craft an estimated 62 miles above the Earth, took place before 11,000 people who arrived in the desert before sunrise to watch the event.

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