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South African-born American test pilot and astronaut (1940–2026)
Michael Winston Melvill (November 30, 1940 – March 19, 2026) was a South African-born American world-record-breaking pilot and one of the test pilots
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American experimental spaceplane
SpaceShipOne's first official spaceflight, known as flight 15P, was piloted by Mike Melvill. A few days before that flight, the Mojave Air and Space Port was the
SpaceShipOne
Facility located in Mojave, California
Melvill and Robert Waldmiller, 19,015 m, October 25, 2000. Altitude with 1,000 kg payload: Scaled Composites Proteus N281PR, piloted by Mike Melvill and
Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port
First privately funded human spaceflight (2004)
flights reaching much lower altitudes. The flight carried only its pilot, Mike Melvill, who thus became the first non-governmental astronaut. This flight was
SpaceShipOne_flight_15P
Experimental aircraft
piloted by Mike Melvill and Robert Waldmiller, 19,277 m (63,245 ft), October 25, 2000. Altitude in horizontal flight: piloted by Mike Melvill and Robert
Scaled_Composites_Proteus
American businessman (1953–2018)
SpaceShipOne on ramp before takeoff in October 2004 (Left–right) Marion Blakey, Mike Melvill, Richard Branson, Burt Rutan, Brian Binnie, and Allen following first
Paul_Allen
SpaceShipOne mother ship
deployed into the free stream and began a limit cycle forcing the pilot (Mike Melvill) to abort. The spoilers were subsequently disabled completely and the
Scaled Composites White Knight
Scaled_Composites_White_Knight
American aircraft; first to fly around the world non-stop, unrefueled (1986)
process, exposing the blue foam core. Burt Rutan following with pilot Mike Melvill determined that Voyager was still within its performance specifications
Rutan_Voyager
aircraft was restored to flying condition by Zach Reeder, Jim Reed and Mike Melvill. Catbird's second first flight was July 7, 2011. Catbird holds the world
Scaled_Composites_Catbird
Homebuilt aircraft with canard layout
are supplied by Aircraft Spruce & Specialty. In 1997 Dick Rutan and Mike Melvill flew in convoy around the world in two Rutan Long-EZ aircraft that they
Rutan_Long-EZ
American astronaut
For his contribution to the SpaceShipOne project, Siebold, along with Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie, received the 2004 Iven C. Kincheloe Award presented
Peter_Siebold
Space competition and award
successful competitive flights: X1 on September 29, 2004, piloted by Mike Melvill to 102.9 km; and X2 on October 4, 2004, piloted by Brian Binnie to 112 km
Ansari_X_Prize
Mother ship aircraft designed to launch spacecraft
from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018. Wall, Mike (October 29, 2018). "Stratolaunch's Rocket Carrier, the Biggest Airplane
Scaled Composites Stratolaunch
Scaled_Composites_Stratolaunch
2004 private crewed sub-orbital spaceflight
sponsorship inspired by Melvill's antics with M&M's during flight 15P 7-Up Plus Champ Car World Series The SpaceShipOne pilot was Mike Melvill. There were three
SpaceShipOne_flight_16P
Soyuz capsule's perilous re-entry[dead link], CNN, 23 April 2008 Eckel, Mike (24 April 2008). "Russian news agency says Soyuz crew was in danger on descent"
List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents
List_of_spaceflight-related_accidents_and_incidents
American aerospace company
Marion Blakely, FAA - Chief. Commercial Astronaut- Michael Winston "Mike" Melvill - Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson - Elbert Leander "Burt" Rutan
Scaled_Composites
Rocket-powered aircraft and spaceplane operated by the US Air Force and NASA
Administration conferred its first-ever commercial astronaut wings on Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie, pilots of the commercial SpaceShipOne, another spaceplane
North_American_X-15
Greek-American engineer, physician and entrepreneur
competition. The first flight was made on September 29, 2004, piloted by Mike Melvill, and the winning, second flight was made on October 4, 2004, by pilot
Peter_Diamandis
Twin-engine twin-boom aircraft
test flight on March 22, 1991. Dick Rutan was the initial test pilot. Mike Melvill also flew the plane as did Steve Hinton as part of the test program.
Scaled_Composites_Pond_Racer
Final spaceflight in the Tier One program
airshow, Mike Melvill and crew flew the White Knight, carrying SpaceShipOne, to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, where Melvill spoke to
SpaceShipOne_flight_17P
Non-profit organisation in the U.S.
frontier. The first part of the Ansari XPRIZE requirements was fulfilled by Mike Melvill on September 29, 2004, On SpaceShipOne, a spacecraft designed by Burt
Xprize_Foundation
Vehicle or machine designed to fly in space
SpaceShipOne was a reusable suborbital spaceplane that carried pilots Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie on consecutive flights in 2004 to win the Ansari X Prize
Spacecraft
Spaceflight where the spacecraft does not go into orbit
SpaceShipOne flight 15P Mike Melvill United States First commercial spaceflight 7 2004-09-29 SpaceShipOne flight 16P Mike Melvill United States First of
Sub-orbital_spaceflight
Homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Rutan_VariEze
Soaring Team member, developed the first practical winglets for sailplanes Mike Melvill - Spaceship One test pilot, first commercial astronaut Willy Messerschmitt
List_of_glider_pilots
American aerospace engineer (born 1943)
reusing at least 80% of the vehicle hardware. The two flights were piloted by Mike Melville and Brian Binnie respectively. The project team was honored with
Burt_Rutan
Twin-engine turboprop aircraft
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Beechcraft_Starship
Type of aircraft
design analysis and flight testing by Rutan Aircraft Factory pilots Mike Melvill and Dick Rutan. The aileron control system design was subsequently modified
AMSOIL_Racer
Airplane
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Virgin_Atlantic_GlobalFlyer
City in Indiana, United States
Mountain Landis, first Commissioner of Baseball, practiced law in Marion Mike Melvill, the first commercial astronaut Keith O'Conner Murphy, Sweetser, IN,
Marion,_Indiana
cancer. Houston McKelvey, 83, Irish priest, dean of Belfast (2001–2011). Mike Melvill, 85, South African test pilot (SpaceShipOne). Saleh Mohammadi, 19, Iranian
Deaths_in_March_2026
Prototype single-stage-to-orbit rocket developed & flown between 1991-1996
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
McDonnell_Douglas_DC-X
United States Navy officer and test pilot (1953–2022)
(L–R) Marion Blakey, Mike Melvill, Richard Branson, Burt Rutan, Binnie, and Paul Allen reflect on a mission accomplished in 2004.
Brian_Binnie
Aviation organization in Oshkosh, United States
Pelton 2007 – Dale and Alan Klapmeier 2006 – Scott Crossfield 2005 – Mike Melvill 2004 – Dick VanGrunsven 2003 – Jeanie MacPherson 2002 – Steven J. Brown
Experimental Aircraft Association
Experimental_Aircraft_Association
Private spacecraft crew
Commercial astronaut Patti Grace Smith presents SpaceShipOne pilot Mike Melvill the department's first commercial astronaut wings. Occupation Occupation
Commercial_astronaut
Gary Freeman, Gulfstream Aerospace G-V Certification Test Program 1999 Mike Melvill, Scaled Composites Proteus high-altitude multimission aircraft 2000 Jeremy
Iven_C._Kincheloe_Award
American twin-engined light aircraft
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Adam_A500
Demonstration vehicle in the US Navy
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus
Northrop_Grumman_X-47A_Pegasus
Spacecraft crew member
The first person to fly on an entirely privately funded mission was Mike Melvill, piloting SpaceShipOne flight 15P on a suborbital journey, although he
Astronaut
Flight into or through outer space
SpaceShipOne was a reusable suborbital spaceplane that carried pilots Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie on consecutive flights in 2004 to win the Ansari X Prize
Spaceflight
American test pilot (1975–2014)
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Michael_Alsbury
Jet designed by Burt Rutan
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Williams_V-Jet_II
Unmanned surveillance aircraft
Global Hawks as of 2013. Before retiring in 2014, ACC commander, General Mike Hostage said of the U-2's replacement by the drone that "The combatant commanders
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
Northrop_Grumman_RQ-4_Global_Hawk
Name list
Olympics Michael Linning Melville (1805–1878), Sierra Leone politician Mike Melvill (1940–2026), South African-born American pilot Miranda Melville (born
Melville_(name)
Retrieved 23 May 2013. "Midlands Writers Trail". KZN Literary Tourism. Retrieved 23 May 2013. "Bio of Mike Melvill" (PDF). Washington Pilots Association.
List_of_Old_Hiltonians
1990s American tiltrotor UAV
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Bell_Eagle_Eye
Aircraft designed by Burt Rutan
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Rutan_Defiant
Bruce Melnick — STS-41, STS-49 Pamela Melroy — STS-92, STS-112, STS-120 Mike Melvill — SpaceShipOne flight 15P and 16P Leland D. Melvin — STS-122, STS-129
List_of_astronauts_by_name
American experimental aircraft
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Scaled_Composites_401
Third powered flight of SpaceShipOne (2004)
third powered flight, which occurred on May 13, 2004. The pilot was Mike Melvill. SpaceShipOne was released from White Knight at an altitude of 46,000 ft
SpaceShipOne_flight_14P
Administration conferred its first-ever commercial astronaut wings on Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie, pilots of the commercial SpaceShipOne, another spaceplane
List_of_X-15_flights
Former suborbital spaceplane for space tourism
Casualties". Gizmodo. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014. Wall, Mike (8 October 2014). "Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Aces Glide Test Flight"
SpaceShipTwo
Aircraft in the US
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Scaled_Composites_ATTT
NASA experimental re-entry vehicle
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
NASA_X-38
Annual aviation award administered by the US National Aeronautical Association
system as standard equipment. 2004 – Burt Rutan, Paul Allen, Doug Shane, Mike Melvill, Brian Binnie, and the SpaceShipOne team for the first privately designed
Collier_Trophy
Aircraft designed by Burt Rutan
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Rutan_Boomerang
Light aircraft designed by Burt Rutan
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Rutan_Quickie
SpaceShipTwo mother ship
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Scaled Composites White Knight Two
Scaled_Composites_White_Knight_Two
flights reaching much lower altitudes. The flight carried only its pilot, Mike Melvill, who thus became the first non-governmental astronaut. Its maiden flight
2004_in_spaceflight
American experimental rocket aircraft
January 24, 2002 — First rocketplane inflight engine relight. Piloted by Mike Melvill. June 24, 2002 — First touch-and-go of a rocket-powered aircraft (world
XCOR_EZ-Rocket
Aviation pioneer (1938–2024)
and the Collier Trophy for their achievement. In 1997, Dick Rutan and Mike Melvill flew two personally-built Rutan Long-EZ kit aircraft side-by-side around
Dick_Rutan
Type of aircraft
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Toyota_TAA-1
NASA research pilot and astronaut (1930–2014)
Administration conferred its first-ever commercial astronaut wings on Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie, pilots of the commercial SpaceShipOne, another spaceplane
William_H._Dana
Tandem-wing STOL research aircraft
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Rutan_Grizzly
American demonstrator aircraft
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Scaled_Composites_ARES
Homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Rutan_VariViggen
Architecture of off-planet habitable structures
architecture, especially those of small business jets. On June 21, 2004 Mike Melvill reached space funded entirely by private means for the Ansari X prize
Space_architecture
Virgin Galactic mother ship
International Mike Wall (2023-02-28). "Virgin Galactic's carrier plane flies back to New Mexico spaceport". Space. Retrieved 2025-09-22. Mike Wall (2023-02-16)
VMS_Eve
Spacecraft manufacturing company
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
The_Spaceship_Company
September 11 – SpaceShipOne (Commercial Astronauts) (USA) Brian Binnie, Mike Melvill, Doug Shane, Peter Siebold * 2003 marked the first group of commercial
List of astronauts by year of selection
List_of_astronauts_by_year_of_selection
astronaut Sunita Williams – astronaut Brian Binnie – commercial astronaut Mike Melvill – commercial astronaut Peter Siebold – commercial astronaut Akihiko Hoshide
List of orbital space travelers by company
List_of_orbital_space_travelers_by_company
by midcentury. 2004 saw the first crewed commercial spaceflight when Mike Melvill crossed the boundary of space on June 21, 2004. Timeline of agriculture
History_of_technology
Angela Masson Wop May Esther Mbabazi Frederick McCall Marie McMillin Mike Melvill Jean Mermoz Russel Merrill Betty Miller Billy Mitchell R. J. Mitchell
List_of_aviators
Extreme benchmarks set off Earth by astronauts, launchers and probes
Stations in 1 Mission, Dies". Space.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015. Wall, Mike (March 11, 2015). "The Most Extreme Human Spaceflight Records". Space.com
List_of_spaceflight_records
1988 business jet prototype
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Scaled_Composites_Triumph
Suborbital human spaceflight program using the reusable spacecraft SpaceShipOne
Prize trophy is on the left. SpaceShipOne Flight 16P taxi pre launch Mike Melvill and Burt Rutan speak to the media after the first flight into space In
Scaled_Composites_Tier_One
Upcoming class of spaceplanes by Virgin Galactic
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
SpaceShip_III
Second powered flight of SpaceShipOne (2004)
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
SpaceShipOne_flight_13P
flight 15P SpaceShipOne 21.06.2004 Mike Melvill Success 8 SpaceShipOne flight 16P SpaceShipOne 29.09.2004 Mike Melvill Success 9 SpaceShipOne flight 17P
List of fully civilian crewed suborbital spaceflights
List_of_fully_civilian_crewed_suborbital_spaceflights
private spacewalk (video)". Space.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024. Wall, Mike (28 September 2024). "SpaceX launches Crew-9 astronauts from upgraded Florida
List of space travellers by first flight
List_of_space_travellers_by_first_flight
Prototype light business jet model
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
VisionAire_Vantage
SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spaceplane
SpaceShipTwo Glides Through a Dry Run". NBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2014. Wall, Mike (8 October 2014). "Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Aces Glide Test Flight"
VSS_Enterprise
2003 supersonic test flight of SpaceShipOne
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
SpaceShipOne_flight_11P
American commercial sub-orbitable space ship
Unity Completed". Virgin Galactic. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017. Wall, Mike (1 June 2017). "Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Makes 5th 'Glide Flight' (Photos)"
VSS_Unity
174 (1966) and 197 (1968) William J. Knight* — X-15 Flight 190 (1967) Mike Melvill — SpaceShipOne flight 15P (2004), SpaceShipOne flight 16P (2004). Brian
List of space travelers by nationality
List_of_space_travelers_by_nationality
American rocketry company
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Rotary_Rocket
American aerodynamicist
Stamp Out Drag Airfoil and the suffix MS stood for the initials of Mike and Sally Melvill. In 1988 Scaled Composites was commissioned to build the carbon-fibre
John_Roncz
First SpaceShipTwo spaceflight
humans into space. On three separate one-man sub-orbital flights, pilots Mike Melvill and Brian Binnie reached a maximum altitude above 100 kilometers, thereby
VSS_Unity_VP-03
Garrison along with engineer Burt Rutan and future private astronaut Mike Melvill, who also performed a fair number of the test flights. The aircraft is
Garrison_Melmoth_2
Experimental flying car
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Scaled Composites Model 367 BiPod
Scaled_Composites_Model_367_BiPod
South African aviator (1988–2019)
the third South African in space, after Mark Shuttleworth in 2002 and Mike Melvill in 2004. He died on 6 July 2019 in a motorbike accident, aged 30. "Mandla
Mandla_Maseko
Family of hybrid rocket engines
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
RocketMotorTwo
the first privately flown and funded crewed spaceflight, piloted by Mike Melvill. 4 October 2004 – Scaled Composites Tier One officially wins the Ansari
Timeline of private spaceflight
Timeline_of_private_spaceflight
SpaceShipOne's first official spaceflight, known as flight 15P, was piloted by Mike Melvill. A few days before that flight, the Mojave Air and Space Port was the
List of Virgin Galactic launches
List_of_Virgin_Galactic_launches
(September 20, 2020). "Mike Melvill, a notable test pilot". Aerotech News and Review. Retrieved August 6, 2022. "Mike Melvill Biography". Experimental
List_of_SETP_members
Private school in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(cricketer) Paul Maritz (former Microsoft executive; VMware CEO) Mike Melvill (test pilot) Mike Procter (cricketer) Bobby Skinstad (rugby player) Lungi Ngidi
Highbury_Preparatory_School
Spaceflight company
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Mojave_Aerospace_Ventures
Film directed by David Lister
Milner Byron Taylor as Ben Clark Anne Power as Carol Clark Greg Melvill-Smith as Mike Clark Dale Cutts as Fingall Gideon Emery as Sly Martin Le Maitre
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2001 film)
The_Sorcerer's_Apprentice_(2001_film)
American test pilot
(founder) Doug Shane (former president) Michael Alsbury (test pilot) Mike Melvill (vice president/general manager, test pilot) Brian Binnie (manager, test
Doug_Shane
South African actor (1961-2016)
Greg Melvill-Smith (1961 – 31 May 2016) was a South African actor, director, writer and voice artist. A founding member of the South African Guild of
Greg_Melvill-Smith
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