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Topic: Mike Melvill, SpaceShipOne pilot (1940-2026)
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-20-2026 08:36 PM
   
collectSPACE Mike Melvill, first commercial astronaut who piloted SpaceShipOne, dies at 85Mike Melvill, a record-setting test pilot who in 2004 became the first person to launch on a privately-funded vehicle on a suborbital spaceflight, has died at the age of 85. Just two months later, Melvill and his fellow pilot Brian Binnie won a $10 million prize by flying the same craft, Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne, twice to space within a two-week period. "Scaled is incredibly sad to hear of the passing of our good friend Mike Melvill, who passed away Thursday night (March 19)," the company wrote in a social media post. "We at Scaled are fortunate to have had the opportunity to know him. Our condolences go to the Melvill family."  |
Jurg Bolli
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posted 03-20-2026 09:18 PM
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tedc
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posted 03-20-2026 10:34 PM
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Lewis007
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posted 03-21-2026 12:52 AM
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SPACEFACTS
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posted 03-23-2026 02:47 PM
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