Mike Melvill SpaceShipOne Signed First Day Issue Card

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Mike Melvill Autographed Photograph :: Details Wonderful 4x6 'White Knight - SpaceShipOne, Sept 2004' canceled stamped postcard hand signed by this SpaceShipOne test pilot on the reverse side. :: Additional Biography / Product Information Michael Winston "Mike" Melvill (born November 11, 1940) is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on its first flight past the edge of space, flight 15P on June 21, 2004, thus becoming the first commercial astronaut and the 433rd person to go into space. He was also the pilot on SpaceShipOne's flight 16P, the first competitive flight in the Ansari X Prize competition. He met Burt Rutan when he showed Rutan the Rutan VariViggen he had built at his home. Melvill was, having retired in October 2007, the vice president and general manager of Scaled Composites, LLC; he has 25 years of experience as a test pilot, and has logged nearly 7600 hours in over 130 types of aircraft. A longtime acquaintance of Scaled Composites founder Burt Rutan, Melvill has flown the first flights of ten of Rutan's aircraft. Melvill also helped develop the release mechanism for SpaceShipOne. Melvill was the pilot for SpaceShipOne flight 15P, SpaceShipOne's first spaceflight and the first privately-funded human spaceflight mission to reach space, on the morning of June 21, 2004. In a ceremony two hours after landing, Melvill was awarded his astronaut wings, specifically the FAA Commercial Astronaut badge, the first wings awarded for a non-government space program and the first for a spaceplane flight since the X-15 flights of the 1960s. In 2004 Melville received his second Iven C. Kincheloe Award for his work on the SpaceShipOne program. * :: Conditionâe"Quality This item is in mint condition unless noted. The signature and photo (item) is usually much clearer in-person than it appears in the scanned image, unless noted. All photos we sell are actual photographs. We do not sell laser or ink jet prints unless noted. All signatures are hand signed, no preprints, stamped or secretarial signatures are sold by JG Autographs, Inc. All scans represent the actual item the high bidder will receive. We do not use stock, representative scans. The signature and photo displayed will be the exact item the high bidder will receive. :: Certificate of Authenticity All autographs sold by JG Autographs, Inc. come with our detailed Certificate of Authenticity for the particular item purchased, hand signed by our president. All COA's are individual to the exact item purchased and include a printed thumbnail image of the exact item. :: Shipping/Payment Information Our preferred method of To pay with paypal please just click 'pay now' after the listing has ended. We also accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. If you wish to pay with a credit card you can do so either through paypal or by contacting us directly to arrange credit card payment over the phone. International orders must :: Return Policy All items can be returned for any reason, no questions asked, within 7 days of arrival to recipient. A full refund will be granted for all returns. Return postage will only be refunded in the case of an inaccurately described item or an item which is damaged in shipment. About JG Autographs, Inc. JG Autographs, Inc. has been a leading autograph company since the mid 1990's. From the beginning, the idea was simple; sell top quality 100% authentic autographed material. Today, nearly ten years after the founding of JG Autographs, we continue our commitment to provide our customers only the best authentic material in the industry. JG Autographs, Inc. is a leader in providing authentic autographed items to private collectors, dealers and galleries all over the world. Our impeccable reputation stands behind our products. read more

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