22 years ago: December 17, 2003,
#SpaceShipOne's Flight 11P was the first non-government piloted supersonic flight. Piloted by Brian Binnie, SS1 flew from and returned to Mojave Airport
#KMHV, later renamed Mojave Air & Space Port. SS1 was carried at takeoff by the White Knight carrier plane, drop-launched from 47,900ft, climbed by rocket to 67,800ft. They made the accomplishment on the day of the Wright Brothers centennial.
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