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BY JUSTIN RAY

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1537 GMT (11:37 a.m. EDT)

A post-flight press conference is expected in about 90 minutes.
1532 GMT (11:32 a.m. EDT)

He says he was weightless for three-to-three-and-a-half minutes. Altitude was over 300,000 feet.
1531 GMT (11:31 a.m. EDT)

'The flight was spectacular.'
1531 GMT (11:31 a.m. EDT)

'I feel great. I really do.'
1530 GMT (11:30 a.m. EDT)

'It was absolutely amazing!' Melvill tells reporters at the runway.
1528 GMT (11:28 a.m. EDT)

Mike Melvill has climbed out of SpaceShipOne! He is hugging the VIPs and celebrations continue.
1526 GMT (11:26 a.m. EDT)

Melvill has his hand out the porthole waving to the crowd and flashing a thumbs-up sign. The craft is being towed down the runway by a pickup truck.
1524 GMT (11:24 a.m. EDT)

Crews have begun to tow SpaceShipOne from the runway to the viewing spot for spectators and the press to see the craft up close following its voyage today.
1520 GMT (11:20 a.m. EDT)

To recap, the SpaceShipOne flew a safe, 24-minute free-flight today above Mojave, California. With its engine blasting the tiny craft skyward, SpaceShipOne rocketed to an unofficial altitude of 62 miles where the edge of space begins. Pilot Mike Melvill then brought the vehicle to a smooth touchdown on the same runway where the historic mission began.
1517 GMT (11:17 a.m. EDT)

SpaceShipOne will be towed to a viewing location shortly. A news conference is expected a little later today.
1516 GMT (11:16 a.m. EDT)

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