Space Ship Two VSS Galactic Girl 8

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Dave_Mackay
gptkb:Mark_Stucky
gptkb:Michael_Alsbury
gptkb:Peter_Siebold
approximately 1 hour
advanced avionics
over 100 kilometers
fly-by-wire system
Mach 2.9
gptkbp:airlines brief weightlessness
gptkbp:crew gptkb:6
2 pilots
gptkbp:design gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Scaled_Composites
commercial spaceflight
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Virgin_Galactic
gptkbp:elevation approximately 110 kilometers
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:rocket
gptkbp:features feathering re-entry system
gptkbp:first_flight successful
2018-12-13
2016-12-03
successful missions
suborbital trajectory
2019-07-11
multiple test flights conducted
suborbital test flights
various flight tests conducted
gptkbp:fuel_type hybrid rocket fuel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Ship Two VSS Galactic Girl 8
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Space_Ship_One
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port
air launch
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:White_Knight_Two
gptkbp:launched airborne launch
gptkbp:length 18.3 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Virgin_Galactic
gptkbp:notable_achievement first privately funded spacecraft to reach space
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:first_commercial_spaceflight
gptkbp:operational_area 2016-2019
space tourism
gptkbp:operational_status retired
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:project Space Ship Two program
gptkbp:purpose suborbital space tourism
gptkbp:retirement_year transition to newer models
gptkbp:safety_features gptkb:musician
gptkbp:safety_record no fatalities
gptkbp:seating_capacity gptkb:6
weightlessness
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:style gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:Space_Ship_Two_VSS_Unity
gptkbp:weight approximately 8,000 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 27.3 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mojave_Aerospace_Ventures
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5