SpaceShipOne flight 16P

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Flight 16P

Mission type	Ansari X-Prize entry
Operator	Scaled Composites
Mission duration	25 minutes
Apogee	102.9 kilometers (63.9 mi)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	SpaceShipOne
Manufacturer	Scaled Composites
Crew
Crew size	1
Members	Mike Melvill
Callsign	SpaceShipOne
Start of mission
Launch date	September 29, 2004, 15:09 (2004-09-29UTC15:09Z) UTC
Launch site	White Knight, Mojave
End of mission
Landing date	September 29, 2004, 15:34 (2004-09-29UTC15:35Z) UTC
Landing site	Mojave
Scaled Composites Tier One ← Flight 15P Flight 17P →

Flight 16P of SpaceShipOne was a spaceflight in the Tier One program that took place on September 29, 2004. It was the first competitive flight in the Ansari X PRIZE competition to demonstrate a non-governmental reusable crewed spacecraft, and is hence also referred to as the X1 flight. A serious roll excursion occurred during boost, so the flight did not achieve the expected altitude. However, it exceeded 100 km altitude, making it a successful X PRIZE flight.