SpaceShipTwo
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SpaceShipTwo is a suborbital spaceplane developed for Virgin Galactic’s commercial space tourism program, designed to carry passengers to the edge of space for brief periods of weightlessness.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SpaceShipTwo canonical | 12 |
| SpaceShipTwo program | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crewed spacecraft
ⓘ
rocket-powered spaceplane ⓘ suborbital spaceplane ⓘ |
| accidentFatalities | 1 ⓘ |
| accidentInjuries | 1 ⓘ |
| accidentLocation |
Mojave Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Mojave Desert, California
|
| altitudeRecordApproxKm | 89 ⓘ |
| basedOn | SpaceShipOne design ⓘ |
| configuration | mid-fuselage rocket engine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
brief periods of weightlessness
ⓘ
crewed suborbital research flights ⓘ microgravity experiments ⓘ suborbital space tourism ⓘ |
| developedBy |
The Spaceship Company
ⓘ
Virgin Galactic ⓘ |
| feature | feathering reentry system ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 2010-10-10 ⓘ |
| firstPoweredFlight | 2013-04-29 ⓘ |
| firstSpaceflight | 2018-12-13 ⓘ |
| flightProfile | ballistic suborbital trajectory ⓘ |
| landingMethod | runway landing ⓘ |
| launchesFrom |
WhiteKnightTwo
ⓘ
mothership aircraft ⓘ |
| launchMethod | air launch to suborbital trajectory ⓘ |
| launchSite | Spaceport America ⓘ |
| manufacturer | The Spaceship Company ⓘ |
| notableAccident | 2014-10-31 in-flight breakup of VSS Enterprise ⓘ |
| operationalVehicle |
VSS Unity
ⓘ
surface form:
VSS Imagine
VSS Inspire ⓘ VSS Unity ⓘ |
| operator | Virgin Galactic ⓘ |
| partOf | Virgin Galactic commercial space tourism program ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 6 ⓘ |
| primaryCustomerType | space tourists ⓘ |
| program | Virgin Galactic human spaceflight program ⓘ |
| propellant |
hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene
ⓘ
nitrous oxide ⓘ |
| reachedSpaceOn | 2018-12-13 ⓘ |
| reachedSuborbitalAltitude | true ⓘ |
| reentryMethod | gliding reentry ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| successorTo | SpaceShipOne ⓘ |
| testVehicle | VSS Enterprise ⓘ |
| ticketType | commercial suborbital flight seat ⓘ |
| usesPropulsion | hybrid rocket motor ⓘ |
| wingType | feathered wing configuration ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
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SpaceShipTwo program
this entity surface form:
SpaceShipTwo program