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Virgin GalacticSpaceShipTwoMojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight
VSS Enterprise PF03
Launched
January 10, 2014
Summary
VSS Enterprise PF03 launched on a Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo from Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight on January 10, 2014. It was Virgin Galactic's 32nd launch and 1st this year. It was the 32nd SpaceShipTwo flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 2 crew members flew: Mark Stucky and David Mackay. 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
- 32nd SpaceShipTwo flight · 1st this yearVirgin Galactic's 32nd launch1st this year
Crew
Mark StuckyPilot · VG · age 55 · 20th flight
David MackayPilot · VG · age 57 · 4th 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
Powered test flight of VSS Enterprise.
Pad
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight
32nd launch from Mojave Air and Space Port, 1st this year · 51st from Air launch to Suborbital flight
53 launches from this pad · 86 from Air launch to Suborbital flight
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did VSS Enterprise PF03 launch?
VSS Enterprise PF03 launched on January 10, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch VSS Enterprise PF03?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched VSS Enterprise PF03?
SpaceShipTwo, flown by Virgin Galactic. SpaceShipTwo spec sheet
Where did VSS Enterprise PF03 launch from?
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight.
What orbit was VSS Enterprise PF03 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.