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Space Exploration

SpaceShipOne (2003-04)

First Flight: 2003
Last Flight: 2004
Stages: 2
Total Mass: ?
Payload Mass: (2 Passengers to suborbital)
Diameter: White Knight Wingspan = 25 m; SpaceShipOne Wingspan = 8.05 m
Length: Spaceship One = 8.53 m

First Stage

Type: White Knight Jet
Arrangement: 2 x General Electric J85-GE-5
Thrust (kN): 32
Propellant: Jet Fuel
ISP: 3700 s
ISP (sea level):
Burn Time: NA
Gross Mass:

Second Stage

Type: SpaceShipOne Rocket
Arrangement: 1 × SpaceDev Hybrid
Thrust (kN): 74
Propellant: N2O/HTPB
ISP: 250 s
ISP (sea level):
Burn Time: 87 s
Gross Mass: 3.6 tons



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