SpaceShipTwo

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf suborbital spaceplane
gptkbp:aircraftCarrier gptkb:WhiteKnightTwo
gptkbp:announced 2004
gptkbp:application air launch
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Scaled_Composites
gptkbp:elevation approximately 110 km
gptkbp:firstFlight 2013-04-29
gptkbp:flightNumber suborbital ballistic trajectory
gptkbp:height 4.6 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SpaceShipTwo
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port
gptkbp:length 18 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:The_Spaceship_Company
gptkbp:maximumSpeed Mach 3.5
gptkbp:notableEvent VSS Enterprise crash 2014-10-31
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Richard_Branson
gptkb:Sirisha_Bandla
gptkb:Beth_Moses
gptkb:Colin_Bennett
gptkbp:notableMission first fully crewed flight 2021-07-11
first spaceflight 2018-12-13
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Dave_Mackay
gptkb:Rick_Sturckow
gptkb:CJ_Sturckow
gptkb:David_Mackay
gptkb:Frederick_Sturckow
gptkb:Jameel_Janjua
gptkb:Kelly_Latimer
gptkb:Mark_Forger_Stucky
gptkb:Mark_Stucky
gptkb:Michael_Masucci
gptkb:Mike_Alsbury
gptkb:Nicola_Pecile
gptkb:Peter_Siebold
gptkb:Todd_Ericson
gptkbp:numberBuilt 4
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Virgin_Galactic
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:SpaceShipOne
gptkbp:projectCost $400 million (estimated)
gptkbp:propulsion hybrid rocket motor
gptkbp:purpose space tourism
gptkbp:registration gptkb:N202VG_(VSS_Enterprise)
gptkb:N202VG_(VSS_Imagine)
gptkb:N339SS_(VSS_Unity)
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 2
6
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:successor gptkb:SpaceShip_III
gptkbp:wingspan 8.2 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Virgin_Galactic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5