*The following is archival content from 2003, hosted on the original X PRIZE website, to maintain authenticity.

Vehicle Description: Single Stage Rocket Propulsion: Pressure Fed, Liquid Methane, Liquid Oxygen Ship Name: Lucky Seven Team Leader: Micky Badgero Location: Bath, Michigan, USA Launch: Vertical from land Landing: Unpowered Parafoil vertical on land Team Overview

Quote from Micky Badgero

"I would be glad to pay for a trip into space, but I never gave much thought to space tourism until I read about the X PRIZE. I see the X PRIZE as a golden opportunity to encourage space tourism. Suborbital flight is just the first step in making space travel affordable, and it is a necessary step."

Flight Sequence

Flight sequence begins with the main engines burning for a minute and a half, after which the rocket coasts past the 62 mile mark. The ship will then fall back into the atmosphere, popping open a round drogue parachute. When the air thickens, a parafoil will be deployed, and the craft will glide to the landing area under global positioning satellite system guidance.