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Launch FailureVirgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo: VSS Enterprise PF04
Powered test flight of VSS Enterprise. Unintended feathering destroyed the vehicle in-flight, killed one pilot and injured the other.
Friday, 31 October 2014
Mission Data
🇺🇸Virgin GalacticEst. 2004
Launch VehicleSpaceShipTwo
Vehicle Record62 of 67 launches (92.5%)
Provider TypePrivate
Agency Record62 successes / 5 failures (93%)
Success Streak11 consecutive
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitSuborbital
Launch PadMojave Air and Space Port
LocationAir launch to Suborbital flight ???
Agency Launches This Year#6
Launches From This Pad53
Launches From This Site86
Status Note
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
About SpaceShipTwo
The Scaled Composites Model 339 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.
Launch Site
Mojave Air and Space Port · 35.0594°N 118.1539°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.