Michael Alsbury | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 19, 1975[1] Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 31, 2014 (aged 39) Mojave Desert near Cantil, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Polytechnic State University (BS) |
| Occupation | Test pilot |
| Space career | |
Virgin Galactic commercial astronaut
(honorary) | |
| Missions | None |
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]
- ^ California Birth Index, 1905-1995
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.