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Mission type | Ansari X-Prize entry |
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Operator | Scaled Composites |
Mission duration | 25 minutes |
Apogee | 102.9 kilometers (63.9 mi) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | SpaceShipOne |
Manufacturer | Scaled Composites |
Crew | |
Crew size | 1 |
Members | Mike Melvill |
Callsign | SpaceShipOne |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | September 29, 2004, 15:09 | UTC
Launch site | White Knight, Mojave |
End of mission | |
Landing date | September 29, 2004, 15:34 | UTC
Landing site | Mojave |
Flight 16P of SpaceShipOne was a spaceflight in the Tier One program that took place on September 29, 2004. It was the first competitive flight in the Ansari X PRIZE competition to demonstrate a non-governmental reusable crewed spacecraft, and is hence also referred to as the X1 flight. A serious roll excursion occurred during boost, so the flight did not achieve the expected altitude. However, it exceeded 100 km altitude, making it a successful X PRIZE flight.