Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Purdue 1

Name: Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Purdue 1
Start: 2027-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Spaceport America

SpaceShipTwo

Status

TBD

Date

31 DEC 2027

00:00

Launch Provider

Virgin Galactic

Launch Pad

Spaceport America

Air launch to Suborbital flight

Mission Overview

Suborbital research flight for Purdue University carrying a professor, student and three alumni.

Rocket

SpaceShipTwo

Mission Type

Materials Science

Orbit

Suborbital

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

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.

Height

18 m

Diameter

8.2 m

Launch Mass

9 T

Thrust

310 kN