Mike Melvill

space, aviator

Real/Birth Name:

Michael Winston Melvill

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 11, 1940

Age today:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Brief Facts:

June 21, 2004 - 62 year old test pilot of the first private flight to space on June 21, 2004 - over 100 Km (62.2 mi) - in the SpaceShipOne, built by Burt Rutan. Flight qualifies him as an astronaut, the first "commercial" astronaut. Became a US citizen in 1972.

Space Missions:

SpaceShipOne flight 15P (2004)
A suborbital air-launched spaceplane that completed the first manned private spaceflight. Built by Scaled Composites.

SpaceShipOne flight 16P
A suborbital air-launched spaceplane.