The unpiloted craft, which can take off from an airport runway, has no external rockets and two engines use hydrogen and oxygen to propel it more than 18 miles into space.
The unpilotedcraft, whichcan take off fromanairportrunway, has noexternalrocketsandtwoenginesusehydrogenand oxygen topropelitmore than18milesintospace.
The company said it intends to begin precursor flights later this year, flying an unpiloted reusable craft up to 22 miles (36 km) in a beta testing program.