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SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
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SpaceShipOne
American experimental spaceplane
SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s (2,000 mph) / 910 m/s (3,300 km/h) using a hybrid rocket motor. The design features a unique "feathering" atmospheric reentry system where…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Brian Binnie
US Navy officer and test pilot (1953–2022)
William Brian Binnie was a United States Navy officer and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites and flown from 2003 to 2004.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
SpaceShipOne flight 11P
2003 supersonic test flight of SpaceShipOne
Flight 11P of SpaceShipOne was its eighth independent flight, its first powered flight, and the first privately funded crewed flight to reach supersonic speeds. It occurred on December 17, 2003.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 17
Day of the year
December 17 is the 351st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 14 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)