Failure
VSS Enterprise PF04
Test Flight
Virgin Galactic(VG)PrivateSpaceShipTwo
Suborbit
Powered test flight of VSS Enterprise. Unintended feathering destroyed the vehicle in-flight, killed one pilot and injured the other.
Friday, October 31, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Mission details
VG Mission
#37
Pad Launch
#37
Location Launch
#56
Launch Window
NET
Oct 31, 2014, 12:00 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Total Launches
86
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
35.0594, -118.1539
SpaceShipTwo Specs
The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is an air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It is manufactured by The Spaceship Company, a California-based company owned by Virgin Galactic.
Length
18 m
Diameter
8.2 m
Launch Mass
9 t
Thrust
310 kN
LEO Capacity
0 kg
GTO Capacity
0 kg
GEO Capacity
0 kg
SSO Capacity
0 kg
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2010
Fastest Turnaround
1d
Total Launches
67
Successful
62
Failed
5
Consecutive Success
11
Maiden flight: Oct 10, 2010
Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.
Founded
2004
Administrator
Founder: Richard Branson
Total Launches
67
Successful
62
Failed
5
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
11