SpaceShipOne flight 17P

SpaceShipOne flight 17P
Mission typeTest flight
OperatorScaled Composites
Mission duration24 minutes
Apogee112.01 kilometers (69.60 mi)[1]
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpaceShipOne
ManufacturerScaled Composites
Crew
Crew size1
MembersBrian Binnie
Start of mission
Launch dateOctober 4, 2004, 14:49 (2004-10-04UTC14:49Z) UTC
Launch siteWhite Knight, Mojave
End of mission
Landing dateOctober 4, 2004, 15:13 (2004-10-04UTC15:14Z) UTC
Landing siteMojave

Flight 17P of SpaceShipOne was a spaceflight in the Tier One program that took place on October 4, 2004. It was the second competitive flight in the Ansari X Prize competition to demonstrate a non-governmental reusable crewed spacecraft, and is hence also referred to as the X2 flight. It was a successful flight, winning the X PRIZE.

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