Suborbital Spaceflights

SpaceShipOne

Flight No. 65L / 16P

USA

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Launch and landing data

Launch date:  29.09.2004
Launch time:  23:12 UTC
Altitude:  102,931 km
Landing date:  30.09.2004
Landing time:  00:36 UTC
max. speed:  3.395,716 km/h
Michael Melvill

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position Duration
1 USA  Melvill  Michael W. "Mike"  Pilot 1h 24m 

Crew seating arrangement

1  Melvill
SpaceShipOne

Flight

First X-prize flight: ballasted to simulate 3 place, and to exceed 100 kilometers (328,000 ft).

Photos

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SpaceShipOne landing SpaceShipOne post-landing
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Last update on January 01, 2011.

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