| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N318SL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Scaled Composites 318 White Knight |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Scaled Composites 318 White Knight |
| Aircraft Version: | Scaled Composites 318 White Knight |
| C/n (msn): | 001 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Mojave - Air and Space PortMap |
| Region / Country: | California, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMHV IATA: MHV Local: MHV Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 29 September 2004 |
| Photo by: | Dave Cibley |
| Photo ID: | 648782 |
| Photo Comment |
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Historic flight to win the Ansari X Prize for first non-government space flight. Moments after this photo was taken, Space Ship One N328KF launched from its carrier to achieve its first of two historic sub-orbital spaceflights to win the $10 million Ansari award. This photo is copyright © Dave Cibley, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 January 2024, and has since been viewed 150 times. |