SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity VF-02

SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity VF-02

Spaceport America
Air launch to Suborbital flight

T?

--

Days

:

--

Hours

:

--

Mins

:

--

Secs

Date Loading...
Trajectory

Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.

Website

VSS Unity VF-02

First attempted spaceflight from New Mexico, aborted due to computer malfunction, engine ignited and automatically turned off.

info More Information

VSS Unity


Serial N202VG

Launch Crew Count 2

Status Retired

Landing Time 2020-12-12T15:24:00+0000


Wiki

Crew

David Mackay

Pilot

Nationality British

Date Of Birth 1957-01-01

Status Active

Type Private


Frederick W. Sturckow

Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1961-08-11

Status Active

Type Private


SpaceShipTwo


Height 18.00 Meters

Max Stages 1

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 310 kN

Diameter 8.20 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 9 Tonnes


Launch Success 62

Consecutive Success 11

Maiden Flight 2010-10-10

Launch Failures 5


Wiki

Related News

2020-12-14T14:55:52+0000

Arstechnica

Virgin Galactic’s stock price drops following failed spaceflight attempt

2020-12-12T19:28:01+0000

Spaceflight Now

Virgin Galactic pilots land safely after aborting suborbital flight

2020-12-12T16:58:14+0000

SpaceNews

Virgin Galactic aborts SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceflight

2020-12-12T16:32:28+0000

NASASpaceflight

VSS Unity aborts after engine start, safely lands with crew back at Spaceport America

2020-12-04T18:31:23+0000

SpaceNews

Virgin Galactic prepares for low-key first spaceflight from New Mexico

See More News