SpaceShipOne - Wikipedia
SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s (2,000 mph) / 910 m/s (3,300 km/h) using a hybrid rocket motor.
SpaceShipOne - National Air and Space Museum
With SpaceShipOne, private enterprise crossed the threshold into human spaceflight, previously the domain of government programs. The SpaceShipOne team aimed for a simple, robust, and reliable vehicle design that could make affordable space travel and tourism possible.
SpaceShipOne: The First Private Spacecraft | Space
Mar 5, 2019 · A major turning point for private spaceflight occurred on June 21, 2004, when SpaceShipOne, the first nongovernmental crewed spacecraft, flew 62.5 miles (100 kilometers) above Earth's surface.
SpaceShipOne (SS1) | Records, Flights, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 4, 2004 · SpaceShipOne (SS1), the first private crewed space vehicle, which flew past the boundary of space (100,000 metres, or 328,000 feet) over the United States in 2004 in competition for the Ansari X Prize of $10 million. SS1 hangs in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
How SpaceShipOne's historic launch 20 years ago paved the way …
Jun 22, 2024 · On June 21, 2004, SpaceShipOne reached the final frontier for the first time, notching a huge milestone for private spaceflight and paving the way for space tourism.
How SpaceShipOne Works - HowStuffWorks
It's launch time for the first privately funded space flight. In the course of battle for the X Prize, a group called Scaled Composites has built and tested SpaceShipOne, a sub-orbital spacecraft intended to carry tourists on the ride of their life. Learn all about the craft.
SpaceShipOne Folds Its Wing | National Air and Space Museum
Aug 25, 2015 · SpaceShipOne with its iconic feathering deployed in the Museum's Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall. The revamped display will provide visitors with a new perspective on the most distinctive feature of this one-of-a-kind artifact.
SpaceShipOne: The Very First Private Spacecraft - Science Atlas
Jul 27, 2021 · The only privately-developed spacecraft to carry a pilot to suporbital space, SpaceShipOne made three successful flights in 2004. Built by aerospace visionary Burt Rutan and financed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the spacecraft won the $10 million Ansari X …
20 Years Ago, One Moment Changed Spaceflight Forever - Inverse
Jun 21, 2024 · The private space race launched 20 years ago with a simple and elegant piece of aerospace engineering. Here's to Virgin Galactic and Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne!
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Home - SpaceshipOne. Planet Earth is our original spaceship. It is the only one we know can sustain life. By running our ship on fossil fuels, we are wrecking our climate control system, making it increasingly inhospitable to life. But we can fix this problem. Our mission is clear: stop burning fossils, and remove all the excess CO2 from the air.