SpaceShip One and Two are amazing little airplanes, rocket airplanes that is. I'm sure the air up there was very soft, the winds usually die off at around 240,000 feet. A real record for a civil aircraft. Of course any flight activities that go on within the atmosphere (under ~370,000 feet) is aviation, not space flight. But it's damn close. In the U.S. you're known to be an astronaut if you've flown over 264,000 feet, but that is only aorund the Mesopause. Still got about 100,00 feet to go.
I think you did a great job on this video. In the years to come people will look back at this event with, I hope, some sort of reverence and awe. I'm glad your video helped me relive it again.
Wow, even though its kind of hard to see the launch, its still good, SpaceShipOne looked small compared to the people standing, now for SpaceShipTwo to continue the legacy.
History on film. One day, these courageous men and women taking our first real steps into space will be in books in elementary schools, all around the world.
Space flight and "astronaut" are overly optimistic. For real space flight you must reach orbital speed of 7 km / sec. This is not the case of "Space ship one" which performed only maneuver called ballistic jump.
The internationally recognized boundary of space is the Kármán line, at 100KM from sea level. One of the stills at the beginning of the video is of the FAA awarding Mike Melvil astronaut wings. So if it's good enough for international standards bodies and the US government.... *shrug*
Our first astronaught didn't go any higher or faster. He was in space for only 5 minutes, in a flight that lasted a total of 15 minutes. It was enough for him to be considered the first american in space.
@PetrFM Ok, if you don't get to orbit, does that mean that Alan Shepard or Gus Grissom flying the Redstone-Mercury missions don't count as Astronaughts? I seem to recall that Alan Shepard got a president to shake his hand, give him a medal, and a parade down 5th Avenue.
@weirdguy7 Although i hate Russians I have to admit that first REAL astronaut without any doubts about the definition of what "astronaut" is - was Yuriij Gagarin. Gagarin´s Vostok rocket gave him aditional 7 km/sec of speed which made indefinite orbiting around Earth possible - that is the important difference.
It's 'Beautiful Strange'. I found it on a somafm stream, and it identified the artist as 'superclub'.. Doing a little research now I think it was mislabeled with the album name as the artist name. I believe the artist is John Digweed.
SpaceShip One and Two are amazing little airplanes, rocket airplanes that is. I'm sure the air up there was very soft, the winds usually die off at around 240,000 feet. A real record for a civil aircraft. Of course any flight activities that go on within the atmosphere (under ~370,000 feet) is aviation, not space flight. But it's damn close. In the U.S. you're known to be an astronaut if you've flown over 264,000 feet, but that is only aorund the Mesopause. Still got about 100,00 feet to go.
VIR092 1 year ago
Wow! I loved the sign: "SpaceshipOne / GovernmentZero"
ronpaulspanish 1 year ago
I think you did a great job on this video. In the years to come people will look back at this event with, I hope, some sort of reverence and awe. I'm glad your video helped me relive it again.
GameTheory 1 year ago
Now that they are getting rid of the space shuttle, will they be using this prototype???
flyby7a 1 year ago
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Lemev 2 years ago
You can go into space yourself, if your a really good DIY. Just need to build a rigid frame and strap rocket motor.
barthoedemaker 2 years ago
nice, but shit quality
quagmire475 2 years ago
Wow, even though its kind of hard to see the launch, its still good, SpaceShipOne looked small compared to the people standing, now for SpaceShipTwo to continue the legacy.
Lazybum450 3 years ago
The great thing about video is we can capture so much knowledge :) this was wonderful !
5thElement15 3 years ago
History on film. One day, these courageous men and women taking our first real steps into space will be in books in elementary schools, all around the world.
tuor1984 3 years ago 5
awesome!!!
gio31brasil 4 years ago
Space flight and "astronaut" are overly optimistic. For real space flight you must reach orbital speed of 7 km / sec. This is not the case of "Space ship one" which performed only maneuver called ballistic jump.
PetrFM 4 years ago
The internationally recognized boundary of space is the Kármán line, at 100KM from sea level. One of the stills at the beginning of the video is of the FAA awarding Mike Melvil astronaut wings. So if it's good enough for international standards bodies and the US government.... *shrug*
gregatragenet 4 years ago
yea there is such a thing as sub-orbital space flight...
melloman134 4 years ago 3
Over 50 statute miles is classified as space flight by NASA.
KTK401 4 years ago
Our first astronaught didn't go any higher or faster. He was in space for only 5 minutes, in a flight that lasted a total of 15 minutes. It was enough for him to be considered the first american in space.
Polybun 2 years ago
@PetrFM actually that you can go to altitude at any speed free fall to orbit is what your think of.
datzfast 1 year ago
@PetrFM Ok, if you don't get to orbit, does that mean that Alan Shepard or Gus Grissom flying the Redstone-Mercury missions don't count as Astronaughts? I seem to recall that Alan Shepard got a president to shake his hand, give him a medal, and a parade down 5th Avenue.
weirdguy7 1 year ago
@weirdguy7 Although i hate Russians I have to admit that first REAL astronaut without any doubts about the definition of what "astronaut" is - was Yuriij Gagarin. Gagarin´s Vostok rocket gave him aditional 7 km/sec of speed which made indefinite orbiting around Earth possible - that is the important difference.
PetrFM 1 year ago
whats the name of the music?
Zim804 4 years ago
It's 'Beautiful Strange'. I found it on a somafm stream, and it identified the artist as 'superclub'.. Doing a little research now I think it was mislabeled with the album name as the artist name. I believe the artist is John Digweed.
gregatragenet 4 years ago
the whiteknight is also an amazing plane =O
MaddoxHBK 4 years ago
It's a TERRIBLE bit of video relative to what else is out there....you cant shoot this stuff handheld. You just cant.
stilltheguv 5 years ago
This is just awesome
Xellos07 5 years ago
Fine video, very well put together, good sound track.
PuddleJumper1214 5 years ago