VMS Eve

VMS Eve
VMS Eve's maiden flight
General information
TypeWhiteKnightTwo
National originUnited States
ManufacturerScaled Composites
Designer
Robert Morgan, James Tighe[1][2]
Primary userVirgin Galactic
Number built1
Construction number001
RegistrationN348MS
History
First flight21 December 2008
Developed fromWhite Knight One

Virgin MotherShip (VMS) Eve[3] (Tail number: N348MS[4]) is a carrier mothership for Virgin Galactic and launch platform for SpaceShipTwo-class Virgin SpaceShips.

WhiteKnightTwo at its rollout and christening ceremony, July 28, 2008

VMS Eve was built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic.

  1. ^ US patent D612791, Morgan, Robert & Tighe, James, "U.S. Design Patent 612,719 for the ornamental design for an aircraft", issued 2010-03-30 
  2. ^ "WK2 Rollout Audio Clips (parts 4 & 6)". Movaje Skies. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  3. ^ CNet News, Virgin Galactic's faces of Eve, July 28, 2008 1:08 PM PDT, Candace Lombardi
  4. ^ "FAA N Number Registration for "Eve"". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2008-07-28.