LAUNCH CENTER

Partial Failure

Sat Dec 12 2020

Virgin Galactic

VSS Unity VF-02

Launch Failure

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

SpaceShipTwo

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.

MISSION OVERVIEW

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

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Air launch to Suborbital flight

Pad

Spaceport America