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SpaceShipOne
SpaceShipOne paired air launch, hybrid rocket propulsion, a single pilot, and feathered to complete the first privately funded human spaceflight and win the Ansari X Prize with two repeat missions in six days.
- Missions
- 3
- People
- 2
- Vehicles
- 1
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SpaceShipOne timeline
3 flights. One complete program record.
Follow every archived flight from the earliest development test through the program’s latest flown mission, with its defining milestones and mission hardware connected along the way.
Defining milestones
The turning points that shaped this program and its legacy.
June 2004 · First private human spaceflightSpaceShipOne 15PMike Melvill crossed 100 kilometers on SpaceShipOne's first spaceflight.Explore milestone →- September 2004 · First X Prize flightSpaceShipOne 16PMelvill completed the first of two required repeat missions.Explore milestone →
- October 2004 · Ansari X Prize wonSpaceShipOne 17PBrian Binnie reached 112 kilometers and completed the repeat-flight requirement.Explore milestone →
Every SpaceShipOne program record
All 3 flown and non-flight archive records arranged chronologically.
Launch corridor
3 flights and tests compressed into 1 expandable arc.
- Arc 01Ignition2004 · 3 records
