MISSION NAME
VSS Enterprise PF04 04
Status
Failure
DATE
31 OCT 2014
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Virgin Galactic
Launch Pad
Mojave Air and Space Port
Description
Powered test flight of VSS Enterprise. Unintended feathering destroyed the vehicle in-flight, killed one pilot and injured the other.
SpaceShipTwo
Rocket Description
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.