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Virgin GalacticSpaceShipTwoMojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight
VSS Enterprise GF01
Launched
October 10, 2010
Summary
VSS Enterprise GF01 launched on a Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo from Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight on October 10, 2010. It was Virgin Galactic's 1st launch and 1st this year. It was the 1st SpaceShipTwo flight. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 2 crew members flew: Peter Siebold and Michael Alsbury. 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
- 1st SpaceShipTwo flightVirgin Galactic's 1st launch1st this year
Crew
Peter SieboldPilot · VG · age 39 · first flight
Michael AlsburyPilot · VG · age 35 · first 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
Free glide test flight of VSS Enterprise.
Pad
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight
1st launch from Mojave Air and Space Port, 1st this year · 20th from Air launch to Suborbital flight
53 launches from this pad · 86 from Air launch to Suborbital flight
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did VSS Enterprise GF01 launch?
VSS Enterprise GF01 launched on October 10, 2010. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch VSS Enterprise GF01?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched VSS Enterprise GF01?
SpaceShipTwo, flown by Virgin Galactic. SpaceShipTwo spec sheet
Where did VSS Enterprise GF01 launch from?
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight.
What orbit was VSS Enterprise GF01 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.