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Although all the spaceflights were complete, life did not slow down
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for a long time. Burt Rutan and the pilots of SpaceShipOne made several
appearances on talk shows, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
I was also asked to speak for several functions in my home state of
Kansas, which included a trip to my mom’s fifth-grade classroom and to
my high school in McPherson. Anytime I gave a presentation, I tried to

drive home the point that I’m just an ordinary guy who followed my
dream. I was part of an amazing team of people that made this project a
reality. No one person could have made this happen. It took a lot of

teamwork and dedication from everyone.
This has been the coolest, most tiring experience of my life. But it will
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be worth it if by the time you are my age, space travel is as common as
flying an airplane is today. As a kid, I’d look up at the stars and dream of
going to space. Now, almost on a daily basis, I spend time 50,000 feet

closer to my dream. And it’s awesome!
With the records set and the goals achieved, SpaceShipOne has been
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retired to the halls of history. On October 5, 2005, SpaceShipOne was

unveiled in its new home at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington,
D.C. It was kind of sad to see the plane go as I had grown accustomed
to seeing it around the shop. But I’m glad that it
now hangs in its rightful place between
Charles Lindbergh’s

institution An institution
is an organization that has a
particular focus or goal.

SpaceShipOne now hangs in the
Smithsonian Institution.

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