Douglas B. Shane is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. Shane worked as the operations director on the SpaceShipOne project in addition to being one of the craft's test pilots. This work is copyrighted. ... This work is copyrighted. ... SpaceShipOne is small, having a three-person cabin and short but wide wings. ... A spaceplane is a rocket plane designed to pass the edge of space. ... Scaled Composites (often abbreviated as Scaled) was founded in 1982 in Mojave, California by famous aircraft designer Burt Rutan out of what used to be the Rutan Aircraft Factory. ...
Shane holds a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Kansas. An employee of Scaled Composites since 1982, Shane is Scaled's vice president for business development and director of flight operations in addition to being a test pilot. Aerospace engineering is the branch of engineering concerning aircraft, spacecraft and related topics. ... The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU) is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Although he was one of the four qualified pilots for SpaceShipOne, Shane did not fly any of the Ansari X Prize qualification flights of the craft in 2004. Instead, as director of flight operations, he supervised the flights from the control room. The X prize logo shows a stylised letter X representing a spacecraft trajectory and containing a starfield. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Douglas B. Shane is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites.
Shane worked as the operations director on the SpaceShipOne project in addition to being one of the craft's test pilots.
Although he was one of the four qualified pilots for SpaceShipOne, Shane did not fly any of the Ansari X Prize qualification flights of the craft in 2004.
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