SpaceShipOne

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SpaceShipOne is a privately developed suborbital spaceplane that became the first non-governmental crewed spacecraft to reach space and safely return.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crewed spacecraft
experimental crewed spaceplane
rocket-powered aircraft
suborbital spaceplane
achievement first privately funded crewed spacecraft to reach space
winner of the Ansari X Prize
award Ansari X Prize
Collier Trophy
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 1 pilot
crewCapacity 3
designer Burt Rutan
displayedAt National Air and Space Museum
displayedWith Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis
linked to: Bell X-1

Spirit of St. Louis
displayLocation Washington, D.C.
emptyWeight 1200 kg
engine RocketMotorOne
engineType hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene/nitrous oxide hybrid rocket
firstFlight 2003-05-20
firstPoweredFlight 2003-12-17
firstSpaceflight 2004-06-21
fuselageMaterial composite materials
height 3.60 m
inspired SpaceShipTwo
landingMethod unpowered runway landing
launchMass 3600 kg
launchPlatform White Knight
launchSite Mojave Air and Space Port
launchType air launch to suborbit
length 8.53 m
manufacturer Scaled Composites
maximumAltitude 112 km
maximumSpeed about Mach 3
notableFlight Flight 15P
Flight 16P
Flight 17P
numberBuilt 1
operator Scaled Composites
ownerDuringProgram Mojave Aerospace Ventures
partOf Tier One program
passengerCapacity 2 passengers
pilot Brian Binnie
Mike Melvill
propulsion hybrid rocket motor
reentryTechnique feathered reentry
registration N328KF
retired 2004-10-04
spaceBoundaryStandard Kármán line
sponsor Paul Allen
status retired
tailConfiguration twin boom
takeoffMethod carried aloft by mothership
thrust approximately 75 kN
usedFor aeronautical research
commercial spaceflight demonstration
suborbital spaceflight
wingConfiguration mid-wing
wingspan 5.11 m

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Scaled Composites notableWork SpaceShipOne
Scaled Composites designed SpaceShipOne
SpaceShipTwo successorTo SpaceShipOne
Burt Rutan knownFor SpaceShipOne
Burt Rutan designed SpaceShipOne
Burt Rutan notableWork SpaceShipOne suborbital spaceplane
linked to: SpaceShipOne
White Knight designedFor SpaceShipOne
White Knight airLaunches SpaceShipOne
White Knight associatedWithProgram SpaceShipOne program
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Model 318 White Knight designedFor SpaceShipOne
VSS Enterprise precededBy SpaceShipOne
White Knight launchVehicleCarried SpaceShipOne
subject linked to: White Knight carrier aircraft
White Knight relatedVehicle SpaceShipOne
subject linked to: White Knight carrier aircraft
Tier One program developerOf SpaceShipOne
Tier One program spacecraft SpaceShipOne
Tier One program notableFlight SpaceShipOne flight 15P
linked to: SpaceShipOne
Tier One program notableFlight SpaceShipOne flight 16P
linked to: SpaceShipOne
Tier One program notableFlight SpaceShipOne flight 17P
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Tier One program artifactDisplay SpaceShipOne displayed at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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N328KF identifierFor SpaceShipOne
N328KF usedFor SpaceShipOne test flights
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N328KF registrationAppliesToModel Scaled Composites Model 316 SpaceShipOne
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RocketMotorOne powered SpaceShipOne
RocketMotorOne usedOn SpaceShipOne Flight 15P
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RocketMotorOne usedOn SpaceShipOne Flight 16P
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RocketMotorOne usedOn SpaceShipOne Flight 17P
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RocketMotorOne firstFlightVehicle SpaceShipOne
RocketMotorOne museumDisplay SpaceShipOne exhibit at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
linked to: SpaceShipOne