2004 Jun 21: SpaceShipOne's First Trip to Space

This B-Roll footage (courtesy of Vulcan Productions / Discovery Channel) shows onboard RocketCam views and chase-plane views of SpaceShipOne's rocket motor ignition, ascent from its White Knight carrier aircraft, cockpit footage of Mike Melvill and the M&Ms and external camera footage during the first private trip tpo space. This flight was a dry run for the two required flights SpaceShipOne conducted a few months later to win the $10-million X PRIZE.

Author RocketCamByEcliptic
Duration 128 seconds
Rating Good

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