SpaceShipOne

SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s (2,000 mph) / 910 m/s (3,300 km/h) using a hybrid rocket motor. The design features a unique "feathering" atmospheric reentry system where the rear half of the wing and the twin tail booms folds 70 degrees upward along a hinge running the length of the wing; this increases drag while retaining stability. SpaceShipOne completed the first crewed private spaceflight in 2004. That same year, it won the US$10 million Ansari X Prize and was immediately retired from active service. Its mother ship was named "White Knight". Both craft were developed and flown by Mojave Aerospace Ventures, which was a joint venture between Paul Allen and Scaled Composites, Burt Rutan's aviation company. Allen provided the funding of approximately US$25 million.

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Commercial Astronaut- Michael Winston "Mike" Melvill - Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson - Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan - William Brian Binnie with Paul Gardner Allen by Don Ramey Logan

KN SpaceShipOne 2006

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KN SpaceShipOne 2006

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SpaceShipOne Flight 15P photo D Ramey Logan

SpaceShipOne Mike Melvill waves photo D Ramey Logan

SpaceShipOne Flight 15P photo D Ramey Logan

SpaceShipOne Mike Melvill waves photo D Ramey Logan

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Commercial Astronaut- Michael Winston "Mike" Melvill - Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson - Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan - William Brian Binnie with Paul Gardner Allen by Don Ramey Logan		Commons
commons	image		KN SpaceShipOne 2006		Commons
commons	image		SpaceShipOne Nose		Commons
commons	image		KN SpaceShipOne 2006		Commons
commons	image		SpaceShipOne Nose		Commons
commons	image		SpaceShipOne Flight 15P photo D Ramey Logan		Commons
commons	image		SpaceShipOne Mike Melvill waves photo D Ramey Logan		Commons
commons	image		SpaceShipOne Flight 15P photo D Ramey Logan		Commons
commons	image		SpaceShipOne Mike Melvill waves photo D Ramey Logan		Commons
commons	image		Sso 15p prerelease		Commons