Status
Suborbital
Success
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
Flight 16P
It was the first competitive flight in the Ansari X PRIZE competition to demonstrate a non-governmental reusable crewed spacecraft and is hence also referred to as the X1 flight. A serious roll excursion occurred during boost, so the flight did not achieve the expected altitude. However, it exceeded 100 km altitude, making it a successful XPRIZE flight. Mike Melvill piloted the flight.
Suborbital