TOUCHDOWN. The Scaled Composites space plane achieved its altitude target and landed safely in California. Sure looks like a ME-163, but if memory serves, the company that built this spacecraft has been developing a modern version of the ME-163 with a less dangerous fuel.

SECOND SECTION: The test flight was not without its tense moments. Scaled Composites' own release has more details.

As one might expect, Transterrestrial Musings has some, well, transterrestrial musings.

My reference to the ME-163 might not be completely accurate. Here is the X-COR replica, here an ME-163 omnibus site from Occupied Europe, and here an interview with Herr Goering's rocket test pilot.