Estes 1891 – Space Ship One - Manual

TEAM OVERVIEW
Mojave Aerospace Ventures, LLC
TEAM SPECIFICATIONS:
VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS:
MISSION SPECIFICATIONS:
Name: Mojave Aerospace Ventures. Website: www.vulcan.com or www.scaled.com
Country of Origin: Mojave, California, USA
Name: SpaceShipOne™
Wingspan: 16.4 feet (5 m) Diameter: 5.4 feet. GTOW: undisclosed. Dry Weight:
undisclosed. Engines: One hybrid rocket engine. Total Thrust: undisclosed.
Payload Capacity: 3 crew members.
Crew Environment: Short-sleeved, pressurized cabin.
Launch Method: Carrier aircraft (White Knight™). Max Accel. Force on Ascent:
3-4 Gs. Max Speed: Mach 3.5 (240 knots). Max. Altitude: 62 miles (100 km). Time
in Weightless Conditions: 210 seconds. Landing Method: Unpowered horizontal.
Total Flight Duration: 90 minutes.
ESTES LAUNCH SUPPLIES
(Sold Separately)
• Recovery Wadding (included with some
Engines)
• Igniters (with Engines)
• Igniter Plugs (with Engines)
• Recommended Engines: B4-2, B6-2, C6-3
COUNTDOWN AND LAUNCH
KEY ALWAYS OUT
UNTIL FINAL
COUNTDOWN!
2...
HOLD KEY DOWN
AND PRESS
LAUNCH
BUTTON UNTIL
LIFT-OFF!
4...
3...
4...
3... 2...
1...
INSERT
KEY. PUSH
DOWN
FIRMLY
AND
HOLD.
15 FT. (5 m)
LAUNCH
BUTTON
A joint venture between investor and philanthropist Paul G. Allen and Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites
LLC, Mojave Aerospace Ventures was formed to investigate the possibility of commercially viable sub-
orbital space flight. Allen, who is the co-founder of Microsoft® and the founder and chairman of Vulcan
Inc., has been named one of the top 10 philanthropists in America. Scaled Composites is the world's
most productive aerospace prototype development company. Scaled is currently developing new
composite manufacturing processes for application to general and military aviation, and new space
launch vehicles. The company currently employs 95 people at the Mojave, California airport.
KEY
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FLYING YOUR ROCKET
Choose a large field (500 ft. [152 m] square) free of dry weeds and brown grass.
The larger the launch area, the better your chance of recovering your rocket. Football
fields and playgrounds are great. Launch only with little or no wind and good visibility.
Always follow the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) SAFETY CODE.
MISFIRES
TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE CONTROLLER. WAIT ONE MINUTE BEFORE
GOING NEAR THE ROCKET! Disconnect the igniter clips and remove engine. Take
the plug and igniter out of the engine. If the igniter has burned, it worked but did
not ignite the engine because it was not touching the propellant inside the engine.
Put a new igniter all the way inside the engine without bending it. Push the plug in
place. Repeat the steps under Countdown and Launch.
NAR Safety Code
NO DRY GRASS
OR WEEDS
PRECAUTIONS
8” (20.3 cm)
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