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Virgin GalacticSpaceShipTwoMojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight
VSS Enterprise CC12
Launched
June 9, 2011
Summary
VSS Enterprise CC12 launched on a Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo from Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight on June 9, 2011. The mission was a partial failure. It was Virgin Galactic's 11th launch and 8th this year. It was the 11th SpaceShipTwo flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 2 crew members flew: Peter Siebold and Doug Shane. The spacecraft was VSS Enterprise (N339SS).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SpaceShipTwo · Virgin Galactic
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 11th SpaceShipTwo flight · 8th this yearVirgin Galactic's 11th launch8th this year
Crew
Peter SieboldPilot · VG · age 40 · 6th flight
Doug ShanePilot · VG · age 51 · 3rd flight
Spacecraft
VSS Enterprise (N339SS)
VSS Enterprise was the first SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spaceplane, built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic. As of 2004, it was planned to be the first of five commercial suborbital SS2 spacecraft planned by Virgin Galactic. Enterprise was destroyed during a powered test flight on 31 October 2014, killing one pilot, Michael Alsbury, and seriously injuring another, Peter Siebold. An investigation revealed the accident was caused by premature deployment of the "feathering" system, the ship's descent device; the NTSB also faulted the spacecraft's design for lacking fail-safe mechanisms that could have deterred or prevented early deployment.
- Destination: Suborbital
- Mission length: under an hour
VSS Enterprise successfully landed back at the Mojave Air and Space Port after this flight.
Flight preview
About this launch
Cold flow test flight of VSS Enterprise. Release failure during flight intended as GF11.
Pad
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight
11th launch from Mojave Air and Space Port, 8th this year · 30th from Air launch to Suborbital flight
53 launches from this pad · 86 from Air launch to Suborbital flight
15 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did VSS Enterprise CC12 launch?
VSS Enterprise CC12 launched on June 9, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch VSS Enterprise CC12?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched VSS Enterprise CC12?
SpaceShipTwo, flown by Virgin Galactic. SpaceShipTwo spec sheet
Where did VSS Enterprise CC12 launch from?
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight.
What orbit was VSS Enterprise CC12 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.