SpaceShipTwo (Virgin Galactic)
The SpaceShipTwo, manufactured by Virgin Galactic established in 2004, undertook its inaugural launch on 10/10/2010, is reusable and is active.
SpaceShipTwo has 62 successful launches and 5 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 67 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
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.
- Length: 18 m
- Diameter: 8.2 m
- Launch Mass: 9 T
Manufacturer
Virgin Galactic (VG)
Founder: Richard Branson
Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.
