SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity VP-03
Mojave Air and Space Port
Air launch to Suborbital flight
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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.
VSS Unity VP-03
Powered test flight of VSS Unity. Reached outer space for the first time according to the US definition of the space border.
VSS Unity
Serial N202VG
Launch Crew Count 2
Status Retired
Landing Time 2018-12-13T12:00:00+0000
Crew
Frederick W. Sturckow
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1961-08-11
Status Active
Type Private
Mark Stucky
Pilot
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1958-11-09
Status Retired
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
