First privately funded manned spaceflight

According to Official Guinness Records,

The first privately-funded manned space flight was achieved on 21 June 2004. SpaceShipOne reached an altitude of 100,124 m (328,492 ft), piloted by Mike Melvill (South Africa), built and operated by Scaled Composites, Mojave, California, and funded by Paul G Allen (USA). The space craft took off from and landed at Mojave Airport.

For a complete list of 2004 records, please visit 2004 Guinness Records in United States.

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