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SpaceShipTwo - Definition and Overview

The Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo is a suborbital spaceplane currenty under development to become the successor to SpaceShipOne. Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic will operate using a small fleet of five of these craft.

According to an interview with designer Burt Rutan, the craft will fly higher and have a longer downrange than SpaceShipOne. The maximum capacity will be nine passengers.

The BBC reports that SpaceShipTwo's crew cabin will have about the same diameter as a Gulfstream V business jet, which is roughly 6 feet high and 7 feet wide. Rutan is designing towards a maximum altitude of between 84 and 87 miles (135-140 km).


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Comparable aircraft: North American X-15, Scaled Composites X-38

Designation sequence: SpaceShipOne - SpaceShipTwo

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