SpaceShipOne First Flight to Space

A milestone in flight - pictures from the first private suborbital flight (approx 62 miles), Scaled Composites' SpaceShip One piloted by Mike Melvill

Daybreak at Mojave White Knight Taxiis by White Knight heading for active runway Successful Takeoff White Knight and SpaceShip One Climb to 50,000 ft SS1 Flight Path (artistic representation - couldn't photograph at the time) SpaceShipOne returning from space Crossing the numbers, chase planes in tow Making it look easy! Chase plane flyby (missed White Knight's spectacular flyby and power climb) Mike Melvill visits the public Mission Accomplished! It's bigger than Freedom 7, isn't it? Heading off into history