Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. Developed by Scaled Composites, it won the $10 million Ansari X Prize by reaching an altitude of 100 km twice within two weeks. It is now part of the Smithsonian collection.
Identity
- Family Name
- SpaceShipOne
- Full Name
- Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
- Slug
- spaceshipone
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- SpaceShipOne is a suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight in 2004. Developed by Scaled Composites, it won the $10 million Ansari X Prize by reaching an altitude of 100 km twice within two weeks. It is now part of the Smithsonian collection.
- Diameter M
- 8.2
- Engines
- Count
- 1
- Name
- N2O/HTPB Hybrid Rocket Motor
- First Flight Year
- 2,003
- Height M
- 2.8
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 3,600
- Manufacturer Id
- jd74r57mckrafmkypspbj7049n7njw2z
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.scaled.com/projects/tier_one/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 4/26/2026, 2:27:37 PM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 4/26/2026, 2:27:37 PM