LAUNCH MISSION

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity VF-02

Name: Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity VF-02
Start: 2020-12-12T15:24:00.000Z
Location: Spaceport America

Status

Partial Failure

DATE

12 DEC 2020

LAUNCH PROVIDER

Virgin Galactic

Launch Pad

Spaceport America

Description

First attempted spaceflight from New Mexico, aborted due to computer malfunction, engine ignited and automatically turned off.

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.

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