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The Scaled Composites Model 316, [2] known as SpaceShipOne, was a spaceplane designed to: . Carry three humans (one of them a pilot) in a sea-level pressurized cabin.; Be propelled by rocket from an altitude of 15 km (9.3 mi) to in excess of 100 km (62 mi).
White Knight carried SpaceShipOne aloft, with a Beechcraft Starship flying chase. This photograph was taken from the ground at 06:55. This photograph was taken from the ground at 06:55. SpaceShipOne landing on Flight 15P SpaceShipOne Flight 15P photo Mike Melvill and Burt Rutan speak to the media after the first flight into Space
The Scaled Composites Model 318 White Knight (now also called White Knight One) is a jet-powered carrier aircraft that was used to launch its companion SpaceShipOne, an experimental spaceplane. The White Knight and SpaceShipOne were designed by Burt Rutan and manufactured by Scaled Composites , a private company founded by Rutan in 1982.
In Fly Me to the Moon, launching in theaters July 12, a Nixon White House aide (Woody Harrelson) sends NYC ad executive Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...
Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on its first flight past the edge of space, flight 15P on June 21, 2004, [3] thus becoming the first commercial astronaut, and the 435th person to go into space. [4] He was also the pilot on SpaceShipOne's flight 16P , the first competitive flight in the Ansari X Prize competition.
NASA's ambitious 21st-century lunar campaign requires a powerful rocket and a tough spaceship. They just launched for the first time. Photos show how NASA built a $50 billion mega-rocket and ...
Europa One – a scientific research spacecraft made to send astronauts to Jupiter's moon Europa to find extraterrestrial life under the moons surface in Europa Report. Lander – a ship used as a way to transport the crew of Europa One to the surface of Europa. It contains mining and recording materials to search for alien life under the ...
After a run of movies awash in the romance of the space program like “Hidden Figures” and “First Man,” “Fly Me to the Moon” cleverly uses the Apollo 11 mission as the backdrop to an ...