SpaceShipOne Flight Logs
Flight: 01C
Date: 20 May 2003
Type: Captive
Pilot: None
Duration: 1.8 hours
Notes: First captive flight with SpaceShipOne mated to White Knight.
Flight: 02C
Date: 29 July 2003
Type: Captive
Pilot: Mike Melvill
Duration: 2.1 hours
Notes: First manned captive flight.
Flight: 03G
Date: 7 August 2003
Type: Glide
Pilot: Mike Melvill
Duration: 19 minutes
Notes: First glide flight of SpaceShipOne.
Flight: 04GC
Date: 27 August 2003
Type: Captive
Pilot: Mike Melvill
Duration: 1.1 hours
Notes: This was to be a glide test, but was aborted due to a GPS malfunction.
Other systems were then tested in captive flight.
Flight: 05G
Date: 27 August 2003
Type: Glide
Pilot: Mike Melvill
Duration 10 minutes, 30 seconds
Notes: Clean separation at 48,200 feet.
Flight: 06G
Date: 23 September 2003
Type: Glide
Pilot: Mike Melvill
Duration: 12 minutes, 15 seconds
Notes: Separation at 46,800 feet.
Flight: 07G
Date: 17 October 2003
Type: Glide
Pilot: Mike Melvill
Duration: 17 minutes, 49 seconds
Notes: Test effects of horizontal tail modifications.
Flight: 08G
Date: 14 November 2003
Type: Glide
Pilot: Peter Siebold
Duration: 19 minutes, 55 seconds
Notes: New pilot checkout, stability and control testing.
Flight: 09G
Date: 19 November 2003
Type: Glide
Pilot: Mike Melvill
Duration: 12 minutes, 25 seconds
Notes: Landing pattern at a higher airspeed than previous flights to allow more
control.
Flight: 10G
Date: 4 December 2003
Type: Glide
Pilot: Brian Binnie
Duration: 13 minutes, 14 seconds
Notes: New pilot checkout. Full functional check of the propulsion system.
Flight: 11P
Date: 17 December 2003
Type: Powered
Pilot: Brian Binnie
Duration 18 minutes, 10 seconds
Notes: First powered flight of SpaceShipOne with a 15 second burn of the rocket
motor. SpaceShipOne became the first civilian craft to achieve supersonic
flight. The left main gear collapsed upon landing, resulting in minor damage.
Flight: 12G
Date 11 March 2004
Type: Glide
Pilot: Peter Siebold
Duration: 18 minutes, 30 seconds
Notes: Test reaction control system functionality, vehicle stability and control
with the airframe thermal protection system installed.
Flight: 13P
Date: 8 April 2004
Type: Powered
Pilot: Peter Siebold
Duration: 16 minutes, 27 seconds
Notes: Second powered flight with a 40 second motor burn time. Achieved
supersonic flight.
Flight: 14P
Date: 13 May 2004
Type: Powered
Pilot: Mike Melvill
Duration: 20 minutes, 44 seconds
Notes: 55 second motor burn time. Apogee of 211,400 feet. Problems with the
flight director display during boost.
Flight: 15P
Date: 21 June 2004
Type: Powered
Pilot: Mike Melvill
Duration: 24 minutes, 5 seconds
Notes: First commercial astronaut flight. 76 second motor burn. Apogee of
328,491 feet (100 km). There was a flight control system anomaly, resulting in a
lower than planned altitude. Backup systems allowed the flight to continue.
Flight: 16P
Date: 29 September 2004
Type: Powered
Pilot: Mike Melvill
Duration: 24 minutes, 11 seconds
Notes: This was the first X-Prize competition flight. A 89 second burn was
planned, but the burn was ended 12 seconds early due to a roll which began near
the top of the flight. Apogee was approximately 337,500 feet (102.9 km).
Flight: 17P
Date: 4 October 2004
Type: Powered
Pilot: Brian
Binnie
Duration: 23 minutes, 56 seconds
Notes: This was the winning X-Prize flight. Engine burn time was 84 seconds.
Apogee was 368,000 feet) (114.6 km).
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