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35°03′20″N 118°09′18″W / 35.0555664°N 118.155105°W
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | Mojave, California (2005) |
| Founders | Burt Rutan and Richard Branson |
| Headquarters | Mojave, California[1] |
Key people | George Whitesides (CEO) Enrico Palermo (President) Jon Campagna (CFO) |
| Products | Spacecraft and aircraft production[1] |
Number of employees | 430 (July 2018)[2] |
| Parent | Virgin Galactic |
| Website | [1] www.virgingalactic.com/ |
The Spaceship Company (TSC) is a British/American spacecraft manufacturing company that was founded by Burt Rutan and Richard Branson in mid-2005 and was jointly owned by Virgin Group (70%) and Scaled Composites (30%) until 2012 when Virgin Galactic became the sole owner.[3] TSC was formed to own the technology created by Scaled for Virgin Galactic's Virgin SpaceShip program. This includes developments on the care-free reentry[4] system and cantilevered-hybrid rocket motor, licensed from Paul Allen and Burt Rutan's Mojave Aerospace. The company is manufacturing Virgin Galactic's spacecraft and has plans to sell spacecraft to other buyers.[5]
The suborbital launch system offered included the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spacecraft and the White Knight Two (WK2) carrier aircraft.[6]
- ^ a b The SpaceShip Company Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, Virgin Galactic press release, 2010-01-21, accessed 2010-03-24.
- ^ The Spaceship Company Archived 2021-01-09 at the Wayback Machine - Home site. Accessed: 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Virgin Galactic acquires full ownership of The Spaceship Company" (Press release). The Spaceship Company. 2012-10-05. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ See section headed "SPACESHIPONE" at the FAQ Page Archived 2010-03-02 at the Wayback Machine of Scaled Composites' website for more details.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
aw20110708was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Virgin Galactic Announces LauncherOne – A Satellite Launcher for WhiteKnightTwo" (Press release). The Spaceship Company. 2012-06-11. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2013.