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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Frank_Rubio
gptkb:Jessica_Watkins
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Jeffrey_A._Hoffman
gptkb:Andrew_R._Morgan
gptkb:Sunita_Williams
gptkb:Akihiko_Hoshide
gptkb:Brian_Binnie
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Leroy_Chiao
gptkb:Charles_D._Bolden_Jr.
gptkb:Franklin_Chang-Diaz
gptkb:Robert_L._Behnken
gptkb:Takuya_Onishi
gptkb:Mark_Vande_Hei
gptkb:Pam_Melroy
gptkb:Eric_Boe
gptkb:Koichi_Wakata
gptkb:Scott_Kelly
gptkb:Satoshi_Furukawa
gptkb:Eileen_Collins
gptkb:Jessica_Meir
gptkb:David_Mackay
gptkb:Yoshinori_Takeda
gptkb:Glen_M._de_Vries
gptkb:William_P._Mc_Kinney
gptkb:Kimiya_Yui
gptkb:Shinichi_Nakasuka
gptkb:Soichi_Noguchi
gptkb:Drew_Feustel
gptkb:Michael_Lopez-Alegria
gptkb:Dale_Klapmeier
gptkb:Mark_Stucky
gptkb:Peter_Siebold
gptkb:Burt_Rutan
gptkb:Zena_Cardman
gptkb:Mike_Melvill
approximately 1 hour
Fly-by-wire
high-wing
digital fly-by-wire system
manned aircraft
digital fly-by-wire
over 100 hours
Lindsay Aitchison
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Virgin_Galactic
commercial spaceflight
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port
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gptkbp:color
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white and blue
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gptkbp:controls
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fly-by-wire
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gptkbp:crew
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2
2 pilots
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gptkbp:debut_year
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June 29, 2010
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:2011
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:Scaled_Composites_team
gptkb:spacecraft
to carry and launch Space Ship Two
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:Scaled_Composites
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:elevation
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50,000 feet
15,000 meters
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:Williams_International
2
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gptkbp:engine_type
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gptkb:rocket
turbofan
twin-engine
F J44
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gptkbp:features
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twin fuselage
dual fuselage design
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:2002
gptkb:2004
gptkb:2008
gptkb:2011
gptkb:30
successful
2010-05-20
July 21, 2008
June 17, 2009
over 30 flights
2009-06-17
June 21, 2002
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gptkbp:fuel_type
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gptkb:Jet_A
RP-1 and Liquid Oxygen
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gptkbp:height
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8.5 meters
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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White Knight Two
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gptkbp:influenced
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future space launch systems
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Richard_Branson
gptkb:Burt_Rutan
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Space Ship One's success
earlier Rutan designs
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gptkbp:is_designed_for
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carrying Space Ship Two
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gptkbp:is_used_by
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gptkb:Virgin_Galactic
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gptkbp:is_used_for
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air launch
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gptkbp:landing_gear
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Tricycle gear
tricycle gear
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gptkbp:launch_site
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air launch
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:spacecraft
air launch
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gptkbp:legacy
|
pioneering commercial spaceflight
pioneered air launch technology
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gptkbp:length
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14.5 meters
14.6 meters
28.96 meters
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Scaled_Composites
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gptkbp:material
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composite materials
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gptkbp:max_speed
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0.9 Mach
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gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight
|
30,000 pounds
130 knots
120 knots
60,000 pounds
15,000 pounds
80 knots
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gptkbp:mission
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Space Ship Two missions
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
|
supporting Space Ship One's flights
first commercial spaceflight launch platform
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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twin fuselage
carrier aircraft
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gptkbp:number_built
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2
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:Virgin_Galactic
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:spacecraft
2008-2018
2002-2011
commercial spaceflight
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gptkbp:power_output
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4 × Pratt & Whitney Canada J T15 D-5
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gptkbp:primary_function
|
aircraft carrier for space vehicles
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gptkbp:purpose
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air launch platform
Air launch to orbit
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gptkbp:range
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1,000 miles
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Space_Ship_One
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:VSS_Unity
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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gptkb:2011
gptkb:2012
gptkb:2018
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gptkbp:role
|
Launch platform
manned spaceflight support
carrier aircraft
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gptkbp:safety_record
|
mixed
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gptkbp:setting
|
twin fuselage
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gptkbp:significance
|
first commercial spaceflight carrier
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gptkbp:significant_event
|
Space Ship Two crash in 2014
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gptkbp:status
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Retired
retired
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:VSS_Enterprise
White Knight Three
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gptkbp:tail_type
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T-tail
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:Monarch
carrier aircraft
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gptkbp:wingspan
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28.5 meters
22.8 meters
Twin fuselage wings
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