SpaceShipOne

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crewed spacecraft experimental crewed spaceplane rocket-powered aircraft suborbital spaceplane

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

Aliases (2)

SpaceShipOne program ×1
SpaceShipOne suborbital spaceplane ×1

Statements (59)

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 → 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 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Burt Rutan → Scaled Composites →	designed
Model 318 White Knight → White Knight →	designedFor
Burt Rutan ("SpaceShipOne suborbital spaceplane") → Scaled Composites →	notableWork
White Knight →	airLaunches
White Knight ("SpaceShipOne program") →	associatedWithProgram
Burt Rutan →	knownFor
Model 318 White Knight →	launchPayload
SpaceShipTwo →	successorTo