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  1. 22 years ago: December 17, 2003, #SpaceShipOne's Flight 11P was the first non-government piloted supersonic flight. Piloted by Brian Binnie, SS1 flew from and returned to Mojave Airport #KMHV, later renamed Mojave Air & Space Port. SS1 was carried at takeoff by the White Knight carrier plane, drop-launched from 47,900ft, climbed by rocket to 67,800ft. They made the accomplishment on the day of the Wright Brothers centennial. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShi #NewSpace #aviation #avgeek #spacegeek #history

  2. Selfie as I do. And my #XPrize Foundation hat.

    #Mojave #Space Port Civilian Flight Test Center.
    #SpaceShipOne Replica.

  3. 20 years ago, December 17, 2003 (on Wright Brothers centennial) #SpaceShipOne🚀 Flight 11P piloted by Brian Binnie made 1st private non-govt piloted supersonic flight. Flown at Mojave #KMHV, air launched from WK (White Knight) carrier plane. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShi #NewSpace #aviation #avgeek #history

  4. 19 years ago, Oct 4, 2004, I was one of thousands at Mojave Air & Space Port #KMHV to witness #SpaceShipOne piloted by Brian Binnie win $10M X-Prize for a 2nd space flight of the same craft in less than 2 weeks. They did it on the anniversary of Sputnik launch. #NewSpace #aviation

  5. Trivia: All of the US crewed space flights in 2004 were done by #SpaceShipOne from/to Mojave #KMHV Air & Space Port (briefly renamed Mojave Spaceport at the time). #NASA space shuttle was grounded following Feb 2003 Columbia accident and didn't fly again until Jul 2005. #NewSpace