宇宙女孩

莫哈維精神
莫哈維精神
	Stratolaunch 747 Spirit of Mojave
概况
其他名称	Cosmic Girl (2001 – 2023; with Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Galactic, Virgin Orbit) ; Spirit of Mojave (2023 – onwards; with StratoLaunch) ;
类型	波音747-400
制造商	波音
状态	預計將進行改裝以發射縮尺複合體平流層發射雙體飛機
所有者以及运营商	维珍大西洋 (2001 – 2015); 維珍銀河 (2015 – 2017); 维珍軌道 (2017 – 2023); 平流層發射系統 (2023 –);
建造编号	32745
民用航空器注册编号	G-VWOW (2001 – 2015; with Virgin Atlantic) ; N744VG (2015 – onwards; with Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit and Stratolaunch) ;
搭载飞机	發射者一號運載火箭
历史
生产年份	2001
首飞	29 September 2001
服役年份	2001 – October 2015 (Virgin Atlantic); November 2015 – October 2017 (Virgin Galactic); October 2017 – May 2023 (Virgin Orbit); May 2023 - onwards (StratoLaunch);

宇宙女孩（Cosmic Girl）是一架波音747-400飞机，目前稱為莫哈維精神（Spirit of Mojave）。

宇宙女孩曾是维珍大西洋运营的客机，2015年11月被賣給維珍銀河^[4]^[6]，以作为空基運載火箭发射者一号的空中发射平台。2017年，该机又被轉讓給维珍轨道^[5]。2020年5月20日该飞机首次飞行，在太平洋投放并发射发射者一号，但火箭未能成功升空。2021年1月17日第二次飞行，火箭成功进入太阳同步轨道。

2005年11月3日，當宇宙女孩在希斯洛機場27R跑道降落時，一股側風導致飛機向左滾動，最左側（1號）發動機撞到地面^[7]。

參考資料

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The Virgin Atlantic fleet of aircraft (PDF). Virgin Atlantic. [23 September 2016].
^ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 N744VG Virgin Galactic Boeing 747-400. PlaneSpotters.net. [17 October 2020].
^ ^3.0 ^3.1 Boeing 747 – MSN 32745 – G-VWOW. AirFleets.net. [23 September 2016].
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Chris Gebhardt and Nate Moeller. Virgin Galactic unveils Cosmic Girl, dedicated LauncherOne aircraft. NASAspaceflight.com. 4 December 2015.
^ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Ex-Virgin Atlantic G-VWOW is now with Virgin Orbit as N744VG "Cosmic Girl". World Airline News. 10 October 2017 [31 October 2017]. （原始内容存档于10 October 2017）.
^ ^6.0 ^6.1 Jeff Foust. Virgin Galactic Acquires Boeing 747 for LauncherOne Missions. SpaceNews. 4 December 2015.
^ Boeing 747-41R, G-VWOW, 3 November 2005. Air Accidents Investigation Branch report. UK Government. [23 September 2016].

[VirginAtlantic-fleet-2015-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The Virgin Atlantic fleet of aircraft (PDF). Virgin Atlantic. [23 September 2016].

[PlaneSpotters-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 N744VG Virgin Galactic Boeing 747-400. PlaneSpotters.net. [17 October 2020].

[AirFleets-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Boeing 747 – MSN 32745 – G-VWOW. AirFleets.net. [23 September 2016].

[NASAspaceflight.com-2015-12-04-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Chris Gebhardt and Nate Moeller. Virgin Galactic unveils Cosmic Girl, dedicated LauncherOne aircraft. NASAspaceflight.com. 4 December 2015.

[WALN-2017-10-10-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Ex-Virgin Atlantic G-VWOW is now with Virgin Orbit as N744VG "Cosmic Girl". World Airline News. 10 October 2017 [31 October 2017]. （原始内容存档于10 October 2017）.

[SpaceNews-2015-12-04-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Jeff Foust. Virgin Galactic Acquires Boeing 747 for LauncherOne Missions. SpaceNews. 4 December 2015.

[UKAAIB-20051103-GVVOW-7] Boeing 747-41R, G-VWOW, 3 November 2005. Air Accidents Investigation Branch report. UK Government. [23 September 2016].

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