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SpaceShipOne 16P

Pilot: Michael Melvill

Launch:
    Location: Mojave Air and Space Port, CA
    Date: 29 September 2004
    Time: 15:10:00 UTC

Landing:
    Date: 29 September 2004
    Time: 15:34:00 UTC

Duration: 24 minutes, 0 seconds

Altitude: 102.9 km

This was the first X-Prize competition flight. A 89 second burn was planned, but the burn was ended 12 seconds early due to a roll which began near the top of the flight. Apogee was approximately 337,500 feet (102.9 km).

 


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