SpaceShipTwo
SpaceShipTwo is Virgin Galactic's air-launched, rocket-powered suborbital spaceplane family used for crewed research and private astronaut flights from Spaceport America. The system is carried aloft by a mothership before release, rocket-powered climb, feathered reentry, and runway landing.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwoScaled Composites Model 339
- Family Name
- SpaceShipTwo
- Full Name
- SpaceShipTwo
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spaceplane
Details
- Description
- SpaceShipTwo is Virgin Galactic's air-launched, rocket-powered suborbital spaceplane family used for crewed research and private astronaut flights from Spaceport America. The system is carried aloft by a mothership before release, rocket-powered climb, feathered reentry, and runway landing.
- First Flight Year
- 2,010
- Last Flight Year
- 2,024
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.virgingalactic.com/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipTwo
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 8, 2026 at 12:59:42 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 16:40:19 UTC
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- Search Name
- SpaceShipTwo Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Scaled Composites Model 339