With the initial success of SpaceShipOne behind us, Wired is taking a look at the future of private space flight, and the future of the X-Prize Foundation, and it's impact on the research and development community worldwide.
"Stage one is where we are now -- it's a research and development test-pilot stage," he said. "It's still dangerous, and people may die working out the demons in their systems."
The second stage will start when the first paying passenger gets strapped into a craft like SpaceShipOne. That could happen in the next couple of years if government regulations allow it, he said.
"People will be flying who realize it's dangerous, realize the risks involved, and frankly that's part of the attraction," he said. "It's extreme-adventure space flight."
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