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Object Details
Key Accomplishment(s)
First Commercial Flight Into Space
Brief Description
In 2004, SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X Prize as the first privately developed space vehicle capable of carrying three people into suborbital spaceflight. It helped inaugurate an interest in spaceflight for ordinary citizens.
Country of Origin
United States of America
Type
SPACECRAFT-Crewed
Designer
Scaled Composites Manufacturer
Scaled Composites Dimensions
3-D (L x W x H) (Cable): 24.1 × 1.3 × 1.3cm (9 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2 in.)
3-D (L x W x H) (Washer): 1.1 × 1.1 × 0.2cm (7/16 × 7/16 × 1/16 in.) Materials
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals Alternate Name
SpaceShipOne
Inventory Number
A20050459005
Credit Line
Gift of Paul G. Allen
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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