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.
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Agency TypeAmerican experimental aircraft and spacecraft design company 1 Founded Year HeadquartersMojave, California, United States 1 HeadGreg 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 BudgetWholly 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. Connections
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SpaceShipOne was built and flown by Scaled Composites, becoming the first privately funded crewed spacecraft to reach space in 2004.
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Wikimedia FoundationScaled 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, founding sentence
Scaled Composites was established in 1982
Scaled Composites, infobox key people
Greg Morris, President
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
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.
- Operates: SpaceShipOne, Wikipedia: SpaceShipOne, lead section
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