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Burt Rutan talks to Mike Melvill after the
first flight of SpaceShipOne to reach space. |
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The three chase planes - Extra 300, Beech Starship
and the AlphaJet - perform a victory pass after
flight 15P. |
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SpaceShipOne is seen in the feather configuration
during flight 15P. |
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SpaceShipOne is shown gliding back to base
during flight 15P in an air-to-air photograph. |
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SpaceShipOne in the blackness of space, from
an onboard camera. |
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The L.A. basin covered in fog as seen from
space through an onboard video camera. |
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Mike prepares to climb in SpaceShipOne before
the first private manned spaceflight (flight
15P) |
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Mike Melvill receives his astronaut wings after
flight 15P of SpaceShipOne. |
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Mission control at Scaled Composites during
flight 15P. |
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SpaceShipOne shown underneath White Knight
during flight 15P. |
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Paul Allen and Burt Rutan at the press conference
for flight 15P. |
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Paul Allen, Mike Melvill and Burt Rutan after
the first private manned space flight. |
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Paul, Burt and Mike holding the Guinness record. |
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Pre flight preparations at dawn. |
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Public viewing area and parking lot for the
first manned space flight. (15P) |
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SpaceShipOne lands in front of a crowd of 27,500
people after its first flight to space. |
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SpaceShipOne on short final at the end of flight
15P. |
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SpaceShipOne catches the sun's rays in space
during flight 15P. |
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Paul Allen and Burt Rutan discuss the results
of a recent SpaceShipOne test flight |
The
White Knight turbojet aircraft climbs over the
Mojave desert with SpaceShipOne attached below |
White
Knight launch aircraft carries the spaceship,
followed by Bob Scherer’s Starship chase
aircraft |
SpaceShipOne
sits on the ramp on its landing gear |
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SpaceShipOne
glides down for approach to the Mojave airport |
Shown
just before touchdown at 90 mph, SpaceShipOne
returns to the runway |
Workers
prepare the spaceship for its historic flight.
The large rocket motor will produce 17,000 lb
thrust. |
SpaceShipOne
undergoing preflight inspection before its June
historic space flight. The registration number
designates its goal: 328,000 ft altitude, or
100km (62 miles) |
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Just
after landing on flight 14P. Pilot Mike Melvill
describing the experience while Burt and Crew
chief Steve Losey admire. Note color stripes
on leading edge TPS to measure aerodynamic heating. |
View
looking aft at 150kft in vertical, mach 2 climb
after burnout, flight 14P. Edwards AFB is at
right center and the Air Force rocket test site
is in center. |
View
from back seat at apogee, flight 14P. Note bright
sun cast on interior while black sky is seen
out top, right and forward windows |
SpaceShipOne
in feather above 200,000 ft on flight 14P. San
Diego is at left, Santa Barbara is under the
left wing and Edwards Air Force Base is at lower/center.
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