Suborbital spaceplane

Suborbital spaceplane

A suborbital spaceplane is a spaceplane designed specifically for sub-orbital spaceflight. From late 2007, it is expected that this type of spacecraft will play a key role in early space tourism.

History

The first ever true suborbital spaceplane was the North American X-15, which first first flew above the Kármán line in 1963.

The first privately built and privately funded suborbital spaceplane was Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne, which first flew above the Kármán line in 2004.

List

*EADS Astrium Space Tourism Project
*Rocketplane XP
*Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne – retired
*Scaled Composites SpaceShipTwo
*Space Adventures C-21
*SpaceDev Dream Chaser
*Xerus (spacecraft)


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