Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 25, 2004

Planet Earth from SpaceShipOne

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 25, 2004 is “Planet Earth from SpaceShipOne,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Scaled Composites. The original explanation runs about 133 words.

From the explanation

“On June 21st , pilot Mike Melvill made a historic flight in the winged craft dubbed SpaceShipOne — the first private manned mission to space. The spaceship reached an altitude of just over 62 miles (100 kilometers) on a suborbital trajectory , similar to the early space flights in NASA’s Mercury Program .”

— APOD editors, June 25, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: June 25, 2004
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Scaled Composites
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 133 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, June 25, 2004 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2004-june-25-planet-earth-from-spaceshipone

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