VSS Unity
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VSS Unity is Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplane designed for commercial space tourism flights.
Aliases (1)
- VSS Imagine ×1
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
rocket-powered spaceplane
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suborbital spaceplane → |
| apogeeCapability |
over 80 kilometers altitude
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| carrierAircraft |
VMS Eve
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| commercialServiceStart |
2023
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| constructionMaterial |
carbon composite airframe
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| crew |
two pilots per flight
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| crewCapacity |
2
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| crewLaunchAndLandingMode |
horizontal takeoff and landing
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| crewLaunchSite |
Spaceport America, New Mexico
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| designedFor |
reusable suborbital flights
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| firstFlight |
2016-09-08
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| firstPoweredFlight |
2018-04-05
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| firstSpaceflight |
2018-12-13
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| firstSpaceflightApogee |
approximately 82.7 kilometers
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| flightDuration |
approximately 90 minutes total mission time
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| flightProfile |
suborbital ballistic trajectory
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| launchConfiguration |
air-launched from carrier aircraft
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| launchSite |
Mojave Air and Space Port
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Spaceport America → |
| length |
approximately 18 meters
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| manufacturer |
The Spaceship Company
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| maximumSpeed |
over Mach 3
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| microgravityDuration |
a few minutes of microgravity per flight
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| missionType |
microgravity research flights
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space tourism flights → |
| namedAfter |
Unity
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| notableFlight |
first crewed spaceflight for Virgin Galactic on 2018-12-13
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first flight carrying company founder Richard Branson on 2021-07-11 → |
| operator |
Virgin Galactic
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| partOf |
Virgin Galactic fleet
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| passengerCapacity |
6
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| predecessor |
VSS Enterprise
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| program |
Virgin Galactic commercial spaceflight program
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| programName |
SpaceShipTwo program
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| propulsionType |
hybrid rocket motor
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| registration |
N202VG
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| role |
commercial space tourism vehicle
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suborbital research platform → |
| safetyFeature |
feathered reentry system
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| spaceAgencyCustomer |
NASA
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| spacecraftType |
SpaceShipTwo-class vehicle
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| status |
operational
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| usesFuel |
hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene-based solid fuel
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| usesOxidizer |
nitrous oxide
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| wingspan |
approximately 8 meters
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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SpaceShipTwo
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SpaceShipTwo ("VSS Imagine") → |
operationalVehicle |
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The Spaceship Company
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notableWork |
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Virgin Galactic
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usesSpacecraft |