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History of Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne

The SpaceShipOne was designed by Burt Rutan,route. Upon re-entry, the pilot reconfigures
an aviation legend. His research team at thethe ship back to its original glider, and
Scaled Composites aerospace company built itthen spends 15 to 20 minutes gliding back to
and  it  was  Paul  G.  Allen  who funded it.earth, touching down like a plane on the same
runway  from  which  he  took  away.
Mike Melvill piloted the Spaceship One to an
altitude of 100 kilometers (62 miles). TheOn 27 July 2004, Burt Rutan, chief of the
Spaceship One has reached a record breakingMojave, California-based Scaled Composites
elevation of 328,491 feet under the controlgave a 60 day notice that SpaceShip One will
of examination pilot Mike Melvill. Makingbe making an effort to acquire the Ansari
Melvill the best civil to fly a spaceship outX-Prize contest on September 29 from the
of the atmosphere and the first private pilotMojave Spaceport. This first flight to
to  gain  astronaut  wings.attempt to win the X-Prize competition was
piloted by Mike Melvil and was successful.
The Spaceship One has reached space throughThe accomplishment was repeated no later than
the support of a carrier aircraft, the WhiteOctober  13.
Knight. The aircraft lifts Spaceship One from
the runway. Then after an hour of climbing toA perfect desktop display and gift for your
roughly 50,000 feet elevation, the Whitelove ones and friends and indeed a great
Knight releases the spaceship into a glide.collection to make! This is what Aviation
The spaceship pilot fires his rocket machineModelworks offers you. The Scaled Composites
for about 80 seconds, reaching Mach 3 in aSpaceShipOne wood model is just one of the
vertical rise. During the pull-up and rise,many spacecraft replica models that we offer.
the pilot encounters G-forces three to fourThe Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne model
times  the  seriousness  of  the  ground.spacecraft is fully handcrafted and made of
the finest mahogany wood. Colors and other
SpaceShip One coasts up to its final altitudedesigns of the original model were cautiously
of 100 kilometer before falling back topainted on the Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne
earth. The pilot configures the craft's wingreplica. It passes through several stages of
and tail into high-drag settings. Thispriming and sanding. And for the Scaled
provides a "care-free" atmospheric entranceComposites SpaceShipOne model spacecraft's
by slowing the spaceship in the upper air andprotection and glossy finish, it is coated
automatically aligning it along the flyingwith a clear lacquer.



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