Michael Alsbury

Michael Alsbury
Born(1975-03-19)March 19, 1975[1]
DiedOctober 31, 2014(2014-10-31) (aged 39)
Alma materCalifornia Polytechnic State University (BS)
OccupationTest pilot
Space career
Virgin Galactic commercial astronaut (honorary)
MissionsNone

Michael Tyner Alsbury (March 19, 1975 – October 31, 2014) was an American test pilot for Scaled Composites. He died on October 31, 2014, during test flight PF04 of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo VSS Enterprise.[2][3]

  1. ^ California Birth Index, 1905-1995
  2. ^ "Press Release - 3:00pm, November 1, 2014" (PDF). Scaled Composites. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ Petersen, Melody; Vives, Ruben; Hennigan, W. J. (November 1, 2014). "Virgin Galactic craft probably broke up in midair, NTSB chief says". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 5, 2014.