Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
SpaceShipOne was the reusable three-seat Scaled Composites Model 316 air-launched suborbital spaceplane. It made its first free flight in August 2003, completed the first privately funded human spaceflight in June 2004, and won the Ansari X Prize with flights above 100 km on September 29 and October 4, 2004. The sole vehicle is preserved by the Smithsonian.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Scaled Model 316Tier One SpaceShipOne
- Family Name
- SpaceShipOne
- Full Name
- Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
- Roles
- crewed_spacecraftexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- SpaceShipOne was the reusable three-seat Scaled Composites Model 316 air-launched suborbital spaceplane. It made its first free flight in August 2003, completed the first privately funded human spaceflight in June 2004, and won the Ansari X Prize with flights above 100 km on September 29 and October 4, 2004. The sole vehicle is preserved by the Smithsonian.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 2.8
- First Flight Year
- 2,003
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- airframe
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- NTSB-backed original nitrous-oxide/HTPB hybrid motor installation.
- Name
- SpaceShipOne hybrid propulsion
- Notes
- Single SpaceShipOne hybrid rocket motor; the NTSB SpaceShipTwo accident docket records that both later SpaceShipTwo motor generations share heritage with the original motor successfully flown on SpaceShipOne.
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 3,600
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
Links
- Official Url
- https://scaled.com/portfolio/spaceshipone/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 14:27:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 06:42:15 UTC
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