SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo circle over the Mojave Air and Space Port during a successful glide flight on July 18, 2012. (Credit: Bill Deaver)
| Flight: | WK2 – 92 / SS2 – GF21 | ||||
| Date: | 7 Aug 12 | ||||
| WK2 Flight Time: | 1.5 hr | SS2 Flight Time: | 9 min, 52 sec | ||
| WK2 Pilot: | Stucky | WK2 CoPilot: | Binnie | WK2 FTE: | Reeder |
| SS2 Pilot: | Siebold | SS2 CoPilot: | Colmer | ||
| GS Crew: | Tighe, Bourgeois, Knupp, Bassett, Inks, Verderame, Kalogiannis, M. Fuchs, Glaser | ||||
WK2 Objectives:
SS2 release mission
WK2 Results:
All objectives achieved.
SS2 Objectives:
Aft CG angle-of-attack expansion
Aft CG feather expansion
Heavy weight, aft CG landing
SS2 Results:
All objectives achieved.
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