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16.07.10
VSS Enterprise Makes First Crewed Flight
15th July 2010, Mojave Air and Spaceport CA
15th July was a significant milestone for Scaled Composites as the team march towards the first solo flights of VSS Enterprise (SpaceShipTwo).
For the first time VSS Enterprise flew with crew on board. As planned, the spaceship remained attached to VMS Eve (captive) for the duration of the flight and numerous combined vehicle systems tests were conducted. In addition and for the first time, the two crew members on board VSS Enterprise, evaluated all of the spaceship’s systems and functions from end to end in the air. Objectives achieved.
Congratulations to the whole team!
Mission Details:
– WhiteKnightTwo (VMS Eve) flight number 33
– SpaceShipTwo (VSS Enterprise) flight number three in captive carry configuration.
– Flight Time: 6 hours 12 minutes
– VMS Eve crew: Mark Stucky, Peter Kalogiannis, Brian Maisler
– VSS Enterprise crew: Peter Siebold, Michael Alsbury
142 Responses to "VSS Enterprise Makes First Crewed Flight"
Dan on 02.09.10 (11:03)
that is cool! cant wait to see it's first flight into space with passengers. that will be a historic day!
brian quinones on 31.08.10 (19:56)
yeah I don't know about you guys but I just booked my ticket....scheduled for 2017. Cant wait. Hopefully it'll be as good as my experiences on Mt. Everest or my mt. Kilimanjaro expedition. Both near death experiences but I came out on top. Then there was my African undercover work in Sierra Leone where I was almost cut down by automatic fire by the legendary RUF. But yeah this looks to be a lot of fun. Send me some feedback on supplies you think I should bring and any other preparations. Kisses!
Estefano Arbulu on 31.08.10 (00:05)
Excellent!, I love Virgin Galactic!, congratulations!. I think this industry has a lot of potential, and you are the entrepreneurs of this market. I want to fly to the space! =)
Nadir on 30.08.10 (17:45)
That is just amazing, keep it up.
abhinav on 30.08.10 (08:25)
this looks amazing.......