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SpaceShipTwo

SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is an air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It is manufactured by The Spaceship Company, a California-based company owned by Virgin Galactic. SpaceShipTwo is carried to its launch altitude by a Scaled Composites White Knight Two, before being released to fly on into the upper atmosphere powered by its rocket engine. It then glides back to Earth and performs a conventional runway landing.

Missions: 20
Successes: 18
Partial Failures: 1
Failures: 1
Success Streak: 10
Success Rate: 92.5%
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Configurations

SpaceShipTwo
Image Credit: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic
Status: Active
Payload to LEO: 0 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 1
Strap-ons: 0

Launch Sites

VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA

Launches

Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | Galactic-06
Suborbital
Spaceport
Fri Jan 26, 2024 17:42 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | Galactic-05
Suborbital
Spaceport
Thu Nov 02, 2023 15:44 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | Galactic-04
Suborbital
Spaceport
Fri Oct 06, 2023 16:10 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | Galactic-03
Suborbital
Spaceport
Fri Sep 08, 2023 15:22 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | Galactic 02
Suborbital
Spaceport
Thu Aug 10, 2023 15:17 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | Galactic 01
Suborbital
Spaceport
Thu Jun 29, 2023 15:28 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | Unity 25
Suborbital
Spaceport
Thu May 25, 2023 16:23 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | Unity 24
Suborbital
Spaceport
Wed Apr 26, 2023 13:47 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | Unity 22
Suborbital
Spaceport
Sun Jul 11, 2021 15:25 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | VF-03
Suborbital
Spaceport
Sat May 22, 2021 15:26 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | VF-02
Suborbital
Spaceport
Sat Dec 12, 2020 16:16 UTC
VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | VF-01
Suborbital
Mojave
Fri Feb 22, 2019 16:53 UTC
VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | VP-03 (PF04)
Suborbital
Mojave
Thu Dec 13, 2018 15:59 UTC
VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | PF03
Suborbital
Mojave
Thu Jul 26, 2018
VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | PF02
Suborbital
Mojave
Tue May 29, 2018
VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | PF01
Suborbital
Mojave
Thu Apr 05, 2018
VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | PF04
Suborbital
Mojave
Fri Oct 31, 2014 16:18 UTC
VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | PF03
Suborbital
Mojave
Fri Jan 10, 2014
VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | PF02
Suborbital
Mojave
Thu Sep 05, 2013
VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | PF01
Suborbital
Mojave
Mon Apr 29, 2013 15:02 UTC
VMS Eve, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA