Which company was the first private entity to put a man into space and won the X prize?

The first private entity to put a man into space and win the X Prize is indeed SpaceShipOne. This historic event occurred on June 21, 2004, when SpaceShipOne, developed by Scaled Composites, successfully completed the flight that met the criteria for the Ansari X Prize. The X Prize was designed to incentivize private spaceflight and required that a vehicle be able to carry a person to an altitude of at least 100 kilometers (the Kármán line) and return safely to Earth.

SpaceShipOne accomplished this feat twice within a span of two weeks, making it a significant milestone in the history of space exploration as it marked the first time a privately-funded spacecraft completed manned spaceflights. This achievement demonstrated that private companies could take on the challenge of space travel, paving the way for future endeavors in commercial spaceflight and leading to the development of companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic.

The other options refer to different companies and events in the space industry. Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have made significant progress in suborbital flight but did not win the X Prize, and SpaceX is known for its orbital achievements and commercial rocket launches but was not the first to put a man into space as a