VSS Unity
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VSS Unity is Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplane designed for commercial space tourism flights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VSS Unity canonical | 7 |
| VSS Imagine | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rocket-powered spaceplane
ⓘ
suborbital spaceplane ⓘ |
| apogeeCapability | over 80 kilometers altitude ⓘ |
| carrierAircraft | VMS Eve ⓘ |
| commercialServiceStart | 2023 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | carbon composite airframe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | two pilots per flight ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | 2 ⓘ |
| crewLaunchAndLandingMode | horizontal takeoff and landing ⓘ |
| crewLaunchSite |
Spaceport America
ⓘ
surface form:
Spaceport America, New Mexico
|
| designedFor | reusable suborbital flights ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 2016-09-08 ⓘ |
| firstPoweredFlight | 2018-04-05 ⓘ |
| firstSpaceflight | 2018-12-13 ⓘ |
| firstSpaceflightApogee | approximately 82.7 kilometers ⓘ |
| flightDuration | approximately 90 minutes total mission time ⓘ |
| flightProfile | suborbital ballistic trajectory ⓘ |
| launchConfiguration | air-launched from carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Mojave Air and Space Port
ⓘ
Spaceport America ⓘ |
| length | approximately 18 meters ⓘ |
| manufacturer | The Spaceship Company ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over Mach 3 ⓘ |
| microgravityDuration | a few minutes of microgravity per flight ⓘ |
| missionType |
microgravity research flights
ⓘ
space tourism flights ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Unity ⓘ |
| notableFlight |
first crewed spaceflight for Virgin Galactic on 2018-12-13
ⓘ
first flight carrying company founder Richard Branson on 2021-07-11 ⓘ |
| operator | Virgin Galactic ⓘ |
| partOf | Virgin Galactic fleet ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | 6 ⓘ |
| predecessor | VSS Enterprise ⓘ |
| program |
Virgin Galactic
ⓘ
surface form:
Virgin Galactic commercial spaceflight program
|
| programName | SpaceShipTwo program ⓘ |
| propulsionType | hybrid rocket motor ⓘ |
| registration | N202VG ⓘ |
| role |
commercial space tourism vehicle
ⓘ
suborbital research platform ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | feathered reentry system ⓘ |
| spaceAgencyCustomer | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | SpaceShipTwo-class vehicle ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usesFuel | hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene-based solid fuel ⓘ |
| usesOxidizer | nitrous oxide ⓘ |
| wingspan | approximately 8 meters ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
VSS Imagine