Space Ship Seventeen

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Team_Rutan
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Mach_3.0
gptkb:Brian_Binnie
approximately 2 hours
over 100 km
fly-by-wire system
multiple test flights
gptkbp:crew 2 pilots
6 passengers
gptkbp:design gptkb:Burt_Rutan
suborbital flight
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Scaled_Composites
gptkbp:developer gptkb:1999
approximately $20 million
gptkbp:elevation approximately 100 kilometers
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:rocket
gptkbp:features delta wing configuration
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:2003
gptkb:2004
gptkb:2014
gptkb:Mike_Melvill
parabolic trajectory
June 21, 2004
used for training pilots
manned test flights
gptkbp:fuel_type liquid rocket fuel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Ship Seventeen
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:sports_event
gptkb:Space_Ship_One
gptkbp:landing_gear retractable landing gear
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:2004
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:White_Knight
approximately 1,200 kg
gptkbp:launched air launch
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for commercial space travel
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Scaled_Composites
gptkbp:notable_achievement first commercial spacecraft to carry a human to space
gptkbp:notable_event first privately funded manned spaceflight
gptkbp:objective demonstrate suborbital spaceflight capabilities
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Virgin_Galactic
gptkbp:operational_area 2004-2014
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:purpose space tourism
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:2014
gptkbp:safety_features gptkb:musician
gptkbp:seating_capacity weightlessness
gptkbp:significance first commercial spacecraft to reach space
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:first_commercial_spaceflight
gptkbp:successor gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:type gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:weight approximately 3,000 pounds