Mission description
Powered flight of VSS Unity on the first fully crewed flight. Including the founder Sir Richard Branson.
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SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity 22
July 11, 2021 at 3:25 PM UTC
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Launch details
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July 11, 2021 at 3:25 PM UTC
Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds
Spaceport America
Air launch to Suborbital flight · 32.9903, -106.9720
- Rocket
- SpaceShipTwo
- Launch probability
- Not published
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- July 11, 2021 at 3:25 PM UTC
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- July 11, 2021 at 3:25 PM UTC
- Feed updated
- June 14, 2023 at 8:59 AM UTC
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SpaceShipTwo
Height
18 m
Diameter
8.2 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
62
Launch complex
Spaceport America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Spaceport America
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Mission updates
Moving T-0 to approximate drop time
July 11, 2021 at 2:34 PM UTC · SwGustav
VSS Unity has successfully landed at the Spaceport America after completing a nominal flight
July 11, 2021 at 3:43 PM UTC · SwGustav