Jump to content

Peter Siebold

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 195.167.169.36 (talk) at 08:27, 23 June 2004 (link to page about test flight 13P. more precise speed and altitude numbers for that flight). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

File:SC-Peter-Siebold.JPG
SpaceShipOne test pilot Peter Siebold

Peter Siebold is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. On 8 April, 2004, Siebold piloted the second powered test flight of SpaceShipOne, flight 13P, which reached a top speed of Mach 1.6 and an altitude of 32.0 kilometers.

Siebold holds a degree in aerospace engineering from Californai Polytechnic University; a design engineer at Scaled Composites since 1996, Siebold was responsible for the simulator, navigation system, and ground control system for the SpaceShipOne project.

AAs one of the four qualified pilots for SpaceShipOne, Siebold may fly of one of the launches of the craft later in 2004 to meet the requirements of the ANSARI X PRIZE.