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Flight 16P
Mission type
Ansari X-Prize entry
Operator
Scaled Composites
Mission duration
25 minutes
Apogee
102.9 kilometers (63.9 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft
SpaceShipOne
Manufacturer
Scaled Composites
Crew
Crew size
1
Members
Mike Melvill
Callsign
SpaceShipOne
Start of mission
Launch date
September 29, 2004, 15:09 (2004-09-29UTC15:09Z) UTC
Launch site
White Knight, Mojave
End of mission
Landing date
September 29, 2004, 15:34 (2004-09-29UTC15:35Z) UTC
Landing site
Mojave
Scaled Composites Tier One
← Flight 15P
Flight 17P →
Flight 16P of SpaceShipOne was a spaceflight in the Tier One program that took place on September 29, 2004. It was the first competitive flight in the Ansari X PRIZE competition to demonstrate a non-governmental reusable crewed spacecraft, and is hence also referred to as the X1 flight. A serious roll excursion occurred during boost, so the flight did not achieve the expected altitude. However, it exceeded 100 km altitude, making it a successful X PRIZE flight.
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