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| Flight 02C | July 29, 2003 | 2nd Captive Carry Flight of SpaceShipOne | Michael Melvill | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 03G | August 7, 2003 | 1st Glide Flight of SpaceShipOne | Michael Melvill | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 04GC | August 27, 2003 | 2nd Glide Flight of SpaceShipOne (Aborted SpaceShipOne Glide Flight) |
Michael Melvill | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 05G | August 27, 2003 | 2nd Glide Flight of SpaceShipOne (Reflight of 2nd SpaceShipOne Glide Flight) |
Michael Melvill | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 06G | September 23, 2003 | 3rd Glide Flight of SpaceShipOne | Michael Melvill | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 07G | October 17, 2003 | 4th Glide Flight of SpaceShipOne | Michael Melvill | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 08G | November 14, 2003 | 5th Glide Flight of SpaceShipOne | Peter Siebold | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 09G | November 19, 2003 | 6th Glide Flight of SpaceShipOne | Michael Melvill | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 10G | December 4, 2003 | 7th Glide Flight of SpaceShipOne | Brian Binnie | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 11P | December 17, 2003 | 1st Powered Flight of SpaceShipOne Altitude - 20.7 km |
Brian Binnie | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 12G | March 11, 2004 | 8th Glide Flight of SpaceShipOne | Peter Siebold | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 13P | April 8, 2004 | 2nd Powered Flight of SpaceShipOne Altitude - 32 km |
Peter Siebold | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 14P | May 13, 2004 | 3rd Powered Flight of SpaceShipOne Altitude - 64.6 km |
Michael Melvill | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Space Flights of SpaceShipOne | ||||||
| Flight 15P* | June 21, 2004 (14:50 to 15:14 GMT) |
4th Powered Flight of SpaceShipOne Altitude - 100.12 km |
Michael Melvill | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 16P (Flight X1)* |
September 29, 2004 (15:10 to 15:34 GMT) |
5th Powered Flight of SpaceShipOne Altitude - 102.9 km |
Michael Melvill | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
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| Flight 17P (Flight X2)* |
October 4, 2004 (14:49 to 15:13 GMT) |
6th Powered Flight of SpaceShipOne Altitude - 112.2 km |
Brian Binnie | USA | M | SpaceShipOne Pilot |
| The Scaled Composites entry - SpaceShipOne - was the first Ansari X-Prize vehicle to enter the flight test stage. For more information on the Ansari X-Prize, check out the X-Prize Foundation website. |
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| Note: * Flight 15P was SpaceShipOne's first suborbital space flight. Flight X1 was SpaceShipOne's first flight to win the Ansari X-Prize. Flight X2 was the second flight to win the Ansari X-Prize. Times are listed for the free flights of Space Ship One from separation from the White Knight to landing. |
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