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Brian Binnie
US Navy officer and test pilot (1953–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the curler, see Brian Binnie (curler).
William Brian Binnie (April 26, 1953 – September 15, 2022) was a United States Navy officer and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites and flown from 2003 to 2004.
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Brian Binnie | |
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![]() Binnie in 2004 | |
Born | (1953-04-26)April 26, 1953 West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | September 15, 2022(2022-09-15) (aged 69) |
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brown University Princeton University |
Occupation | Test pilot |
Space career | |
Commercial astronaut![]() | |
Rank | Commander, United States Navy |
Time in space | ~5 minutes |
Selection | SpaceShipOne 2003 |
Missions | SpaceShipOne flight 17P |
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