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Scaled Composites

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Scaled Composites is an American aerospace company founded by Burt Rutan and now owned by Northrop Grumman, located at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California. Founded to develop experimental aircraft, the company now focuses on designing and developing concept craft and prototype fabrication processes for aircraft and other vehicles. It is known for unconventional designs, for its use of non metal composite materials, and for winning the Ansari X Prize with its experimental spacecraft SpaceShipOne.

Facts
Agency Type
American experimental aircraft and spacecraft design company 1
Founded Year
1982 1
Headquarters
Mojave, California, United States 1
Head
Greg Morris (President) 1
Wikipedia's infobox lists Greg Morris as president; the article's own body text states Cory Bird became president in April 2019, succeeding Ben Diachun, so the two passages disagree on who currently holds the role.
Open Questions
Annual Budget
Not disclosed 1
Wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman since 2007; Northrop Grumman does not report a separate revenue or budget figure for Scaled Composites in its public filings.
FAQs

Did Scaled Composites build a spacecraft after SpaceShipOne?

SpaceShipTwo was built for Virgin Galactic as an air-launched sub-orbital ship for space tourism.

Yes. Scaled Composites built SpaceShipTwo for Virgin Galactic, described as an air-launched sub-orbital ship for space tourism.
Connections

Operates

SpaceShipOne, Spacecraft

SpaceShipOne was built and flown by Scaled Composites, becoming the first privately funded crewed spacecraft to reach space in 2004.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source SpaceShipOne - WikipediaWikipedia: SpaceShipOne, lead section
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Scaled Composites

Also in Business Atlas: the same subject.

Located In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Scaled Composites, founding sentence
    Scaled Composites was established in 1982
  • Scaled Composites, infobox key people
    Greg Morris, President
  • Scaled Composites, lead section, supporting the existing entity-description
    Scaled Composites is an American aerospace company founded by Burt Rutan and now owned by Northrop Grumman, located at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California.
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Scaled Composites (Wikipedia)
  • Scaled Composites, description section
    It is known for unconventional designs, for its use of non-metal, composite materials, and for winning the Ansari X Prize with its experimental spacecraft SpaceShipOne.
  • Scaled Composites, lead section location
    located at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California, United States
  • Scaled Composites, ownership section
    currently owned by Northrop Grumman
  • In Group: United States Launch Companies, Lead sentence
    Scaled Composites (often called simply Scaled) is an American aerospace company founded by Burt Rutan and currently owned by Northrop Grumman.
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SpaceShipOne - Wikipedia
Operates: SpaceShipOne, Wikipedia: SpaceShipOne, lead sectionView the Source
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