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Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn, a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering, can comment on the launch of "Spaceship One," the privately funded rocket that will attempt a record flight on June 21. Sarigul-Klijn has worked on similar designs for spacecraft launched from aircraft. She teaches undergraduate classes in rocket design and coordinates the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis SpaceEd graduate program in space engineering. She expects to attend the launch of Spaceship One from the Mojave Desert. More information: Contact: Nesrin Sarigul-Klijn, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, (530) 752-0682, nsarigulklijn@ucdavis.edu.