Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
MelvillMichael Winston "Mike"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 30.11.1940 |
| Birthplace: | Johannesburg / South Africa |
| Marital status: | married |
| Children: | two |
| Selection date: | ? |
| Position: | PLT |
| Status: | Ret. ??.10.2007 |
Spaceflights
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Suborbital Spaceflights above the Karman line (100 km)
| No. | Mission | Position | Date | Duration |
| 1 | SpaceShipOne Flight No. 60L / 15P | Pilot | 21.06.2004 | 1h 24m |
| 2 | SpaceShipOne Flight No. 65L / 16P | Pilot | 29.09.2004 | 1h 24m |
Additional information
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Vice President / General Manager and a Test
Pilot at Scaled Composites, LLC; has 19 years experience as an experimental
test pilot; made the historic first flight (Flt. 15P) of
SpaceShipOne above 100 km on 21.06.2004; was the first time a commercial, non
government funded aircraft, ever flew above 100 km; his second sub orbital
flight (Flt.16P) above 100 km was on 29.09.2004; both were solo
flights; retired from Scaled Composites in October 2007. |
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