Brian Binnie
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Brian Binnie was an American test pilot and former naval aviator best known for flying SpaceShipOne on its historic X Prize–winning suborbital spaceflight.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brian Binnie canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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naval aviator ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| achievement | piloted SpaceShipOne to win the Ansari X Prize ⓘ |
| altitudeRecord | 112000 meters (approximate) on SpaceShipOne Flight 17P ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ansari X Prize
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surface form:
Ansari X Prize (as SpaceShipOne pilot team member)
Astronaut wings (commercial) from the United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aircraft crash ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | flew SpaceShipOne on historic suborbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-04-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-09-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 2004-10-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
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Princeton University ⓘ U.S. Naval Test Pilot School ⓘ |
| employer |
Scaled Composites
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| familyName | Binnie ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | engineering ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | experimental flight testing ⓘ |
| givenName | William Brian ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helping secure the first private human spaceflight prize
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piloting SpaceShipOne to space ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| mission | SpaceShipOne Flight 17P NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Brian Binnie self-link ⓘ |
| notableEmployer |
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surface form:
Scaled Composites Tier One program
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| notableWork | SpaceShipOne pilot on Ansari X Prize–winning flight ⓘ |
| occupation |
astronaut
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naval aviator ⓘ test pilot ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Ansari X Prize
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surface form:
Ansari X Prize competition
suborbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
New Hampshire
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surface form:
New Hampshire, United States
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| residence |
New Hampshire
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surface form:
New Hampshire, United States
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| serviceYears | United States Navy service in late 20th century ⓘ |
| spacecraftFlown | SpaceShipOne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testPilotFor |
SpaceShipOne program
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experimental aircraft ⓘ |
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