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Black Sky: The Race For Space is a Discovery Channel documentary about Space Ship One, and how a small team backed by Paul Allen achieved human suborbital spaceflight and win the Ansari X Prize. It contain insights about how the rocketplane was built, the challenge they faced when they flew it, the vision of Burt Rutan about the future of this technology (tier two and three), and his thoughts about NASA and government. It won a Peabody Award in 2004.
Original Release
10/03/2004
US Release
10/03/2004
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Allen | Self |
| Tom Bales | Self |
| Jim Benson | Self |
| Brian Binnie | Self |
| Cory Bird | Self |
| John Campbell | Self |
| Chuck Coleman | Self |
| Korey Kline | Self |
| Steve Losey | Self |
| Mike Melvill | Self |
Directors
Scott B, Sandy Guthrie, Jill Shinefield, Gail Willumsen
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Paul Allen | Self |
| Tom Bales | Self |
| Jim Benson | Self |
| Brian Binnie | Self |
| Cory Bird | Self |
| John Campbell | Self |
| Chuck Coleman | Self |
| Korey Kline | Self |
| Steve Losey | Self |
| Mike Melvill | Self |
| Sally Melvill | Self |
| Burt Rutan | Self |
| Doug Shane | Self |
| Peter Siebold | Self |
| Matt Steinmetze | Self |
| Jim Tighe | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Richard Hutton | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Reverand | Executive Producer |
| Scott B | Producer |
| Sandy Guthrie | Producer |
| Jill Shinefield | Producer |
| Gail Willumsen | Producer |
