Tier One Tier One Brian Binnie is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brian Binnie"
Douglas B. Shane is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. Shane worked as the operations director on the SpaceShipOne project in addition to being one of the craft's test pilots. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doug Shane"
Michael W. Melvill (born November 1941) is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on its first flight past the edge of space, flight 15P on June 21, 2004, thus becoming the first commercial astronaut and the 433rd person to go into space. He was also the pilot on SpaceShipOne's flight 16P, the first competitive flight in the Ansari X Prize competition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mike Melvill"
Mojave Aerospace Ventures (MAV) is a company founded by Paul Allen and Burt Rutan to handle the commercial spinoffs from the Tier One project. It owns the intellectual property arising from Tier One, and it is in turn owned by Paul Allen (the majority shareholder) and Burt Rutan. It has signed a deal with Virgin Galactic to develop the Virgin SpaceShip, a suborbital spacecraft, for space tourism. Virgin Group and Scaled have subsequently formed a joint venture, The Spaceship Company to manufacture the spacecraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mojave Aerospace Ventures"
Peter Siebold is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. On 8 April, 2004, Siebold piloted the second powered test flight of SpaceShipOne, flight 13P, which reached a top speed of Mach 1.6 and an altitude of 32.0 kilometers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peter Siebold"
Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled) was founded in 1982 in Mojave, California by famous aircraft designer Burt Rutan out of what used to be the Rutan Aircraft Factory. The company was founded to develop experimental aircraft, but now focuses on designing and developing concept craft and prototype fabrication processes for aircraft and other vehicles. It is known for interesting designs, for its use of non-metal, composite materials, and for winning the Ansari X Prize with its experimental spacecraft SpaceShipOne. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scaled Composites"
The Scaled Composites Model 316 SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched suborbital spaceplane that uses a hybrid rocket motor. The design features a unique " shuttlecock" reentry system whose half- delta wing folds upward at the center of its twin tail booms; this increases drag while remaining stable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne"
The Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo is a suborbital spaceplane currently under development to become the successor to SpaceShipOne. Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic will operate using a small fleet of five of these craft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo"
The Scaled Composites Model 318 White Knight is a jet-powered carrier aircraft used to launch the SpaceShipOne experimental spacecraft. It was developed by Scaled Composites as part of their Tier One program. The aircraft will also be used for drop tests of the X-37 spaceplane starting in 2005. The White Knight is named after X-15 pilots Robert M. White and Pete Knight. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scaled Composites White Knight"
Flight 11P of SpaceShipOne was its eighth independent flight, its first powered flight, and the first privately-funded manned flight to reach supersonic speeds. It occurred on December 17 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "SpaceShipOne flight 11P"
Flight 13P of SpaceShipOne was its second powered flight, which occurred on April 8 2004. The pilot was Peter Siebold. ...more on Wikipedia about "SpaceShipOne flight 13P"
Flight 14P of SpaceShipOne was its third powered flight, which occurred on May 13 2004. The pilot was Mike Melvill. ...more on Wikipedia about "SpaceShipOne flight 14P"
Flight 15P of SpaceShipOne was the first privately-funded human spaceflight. It took place on June 21 2004. It was the fourth powered test flight of the Tier One program, the previous three test flights having reached much lower altitudes. The flight carried only its pilot, Mike Melvill, who thus became the first non-governmental astronaut. ...more on Wikipedia about "SpaceShipOne flight 15P"
Flight 16P of SpaceShipOne was a spaceflight in the Tier One program that took place on September 29 2004. It was the first competitive flight in the Ansari X Prize competition to demonstrate a non-governmental reusable manned spacecraft, and is hence also referred to as the X1 flight. A serious roll excursion occurred during boost, due to pilot error, so the flight did not achieve the expected altitude. However, it exceeded 100 km altitude, making it a successful X Prize flight. ...more on Wikipedia about "SpaceShipOne flight 16P" This text is made for www.shortopedia.com
Flight 17P of SpaceShipOne was a spaceflight in the Tier One program that took place on October 4 2004. It was the second competitive flight in the Ansari X Prize competition to demonstrate a non-governmental reusable manned spacecraft, and is hence also referred to as the X2 flight. It was a successful flight, winning the X Prize. ...more on Wikipedia about "SpaceShipOne flight 17P"
The Spaceship Company is a spacecraft manufacturing company formed by Burt Rutan and Richard Branson, jointly owned by Virgin Group and Scaled Composites, which will own the techology created by Scaled for Virgin Galactic's Virgin SpaceShip program. This includes developments on the care-free reentry system and cantilevered-hybrid rocket motor, licensed from Paul Allen and Burt Rutan's Mojave Aerospace. The company will manufacture Virgin Galactic's spacecraft and will sell spacecraft to other buyers. The suborbital launch system offered will be that of SpaceShipTwo and White Knight Two. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Spaceship Company"
Tier One is Scaled Composites' program of suborbital human spaceflight using the reusable spacecraft SpaceShipOne and its launcher White Knight. The craft are designed by Burt Rutan, and the project is funded by Paul Allen. In 2004 it made the first privately-funded human spaceflight and won the Ansari X Prize for the first non-governmental reusable manned spacecraft. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tier One"
Virgin Galactic is a spaceline in Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, which plans to offer suborbital spaceflights to the paying public. ...more on Wikipedia about "Virgin Galactic"
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