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SpaceShip Two

Part of Spaceship

Manned spacecraft component of the Tier Two suborbital commercial launch system.

AKA: SS2. Status: Active. First Launch: 2010-03-22. Last Launch: 2018-12-13. Number: 45 .

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Country: USA. Launch Sites: Mojave RW12/30. Bibliography: 8672.

2010 March 22 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-25/CC01 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

2010 May 16 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-27/CC02 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2010 July 15 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-33/CC03 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

2010 September 30 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-39/CC04 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

2010 October 10 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-41/GF01 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi).

2010 October 22 - . Launch Site: Spaceport America. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-43/CC06 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

2010 October 22 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-42/CC05 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

2010 October 28 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-44/GF02 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi).

2010 November 17 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-45/GF03 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi).

2011 January 13 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-47/GF04 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi).

2011 February 14 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-48/05GC-CC07 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

2011 February 15 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-49/05GC-CC08 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

2011 April 6 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-52/CC09 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

2011 April 7 - . Launch Site: San Francisco. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-53/CC10 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

2011 April 14 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-55/CC11 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi).

2011 April 22 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-56/GF05 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi).

2011 April 27 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-57/GF06 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 14 km (8 mi).

2011 May 4 - . 14:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-58/GF07 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2011 May 10 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-59/GF08 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2011 May 19 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-60/GF09 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2011 May 25 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-61/GF10 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2011 June 9 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-62/CC12 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2011 June 14 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-64/GF11 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2011 June 15 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-65/GF12 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2011 June 21 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-66/GF13 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2011 June 23 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-67/GF14 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2011 June 27 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-68/GF15 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2011 September 29 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-73/GF16 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2012 June 26 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-87/GF17 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2012 June 29 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-88/GF18 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2012 July 18 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-90/GF19 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2012 August 2 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-91/GF20 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2012 August 7 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-92/GF21 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2012 August 11 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-93/GF22 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2012 December 19 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-109/GF23 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2013 April 3 - . 15:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-113/GF24 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi). TO time 1418.

2013 April 12 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-114/CF01 Cold Flow - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2013 April 29 - . 14:47 GMT - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-115/PF01 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 17 km (10 mi).

2013 April 29 - . 17:09 GMT - .

• Spaceship Two PF01 - . Crew: Alsbury, Stucky. Nation: USA. Spacecraft Bus: Spaceship. Spacecraft: SpaceShip Two. Apogee: 17 km (10 mi). First powered flight test; burn time 9 seconds..

2013 July 25 - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-130/GF25 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2013 August 8 - . 14:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-131/GF26 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2013 September 5 - . 16:00 GMT - .

• Spaceship Two PF02 - . Crew: Nichols, Stucky. Nation: USA. Spacecraft Bus: Spaceship. Spacecraft: SpaceShip Two. Apogee: 22 km (13 mi). Burn time 20 seconds..

2013 September 5 - . 16:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-132/PF02 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 21 km (13 mi).

2013 December 11 - . 17:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-145/GF27 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2014 January 10 - . 16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-147/PF03 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 22 km (13 mi).

2014 January 10 - . 16:11 GMT - .

• Spaceship Two PF03 - . Crew: McKay, Stucky. Nation: USA. Spacecraft Bus: Spaceship. Spacecraft: SpaceShip Two. Apogee: 21 km (13 mi). Burn time 20 seconds..

2014 January 17 - . 17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Mojave. Launch Complex: Mojave RW12/30. Launch Platform: WK2. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• WK2-149/GF28 51 - . Nation: USA. Agency: SCAL. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2014 October 31 - . 14:47 GMT - . FAILURE: Pilot mistakenly deployed tail booms.. Failed Stage: 2.

• Spaceship Two PF04 - . Crew: Alsbury, Siebold. Nation: USA. Spacecraft Bus: Spaceship. Spacecraft: SpaceShip Two. Apogee: 16 km (9 mi).
  The Spaceship Two S/N 01 'VSS Enterprise' rocket-powered glider was dropped from the White Knight 2 carrier aircraft, based at Mojave Spaceport in California, and was intended for passenger suborbital flights to be operated by Virgin Galactic. The vehicle had made 12 captive flights, 32 glide flights, and 3 rocket-powered flights prior to the accident. The glide flights had been piloted by a mixture of Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic test pilots. Only short rocket burns had been made and the highest apogee was only 22 km. On October 31, flight PF04 made a short rocket burn of 9 seconds, at which point the co-pilot unlocked the rotating tail booms, apparently by mistake; these were not intended to be deployed at the then speed of around Mach 1.0 during rocket-powered flight. The unlocked booms then accidentally deployed ('feathered'), followed by disintegration of the vehicle. The debris fell near Koehn Lake in California, about 40 km NE of the takeoff airport at Mojave. Pilot Pete Siebold parachuted to safety and was hospitalized with serious injuries; co-pilot Mike Alsbury was killed in the crash. The second SS Two, S/N 02 'VSS Voyager', was still under construction at Mojave.

2018 December 13 - . 16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Lake Isabella. LV Family: Spaceship. Launch Vehicle: Spaceship Two.

• VSS Unity VP03 - . Nation: USA. Apogee: 83 km (51 mi). Test mission. Impacted Mojave.

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