VMS Eve
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VMS Eve (Tail number: N348MS[3]) is a carrier mothership for Virgin Galactic and launch platform for SpaceShipTwo-based Virgin SpaceShips.
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VMS Eve | |
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VMS Eve's maiden flight | |
Role | Spaceship carrier / launcher |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Scaled Composites |
Designer | Robert Morgan, James Tighe[1][2] |
First flight | 21 December 2008 |
Primary user | Virgin Galactic |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | White Knight One |
Type | WhiteKnightTwo |
Construction number | 001 |
Registration | N348MS |
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VMS Eve was built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic. The "VMS" prefix stands for "Virgin MotherShip".[4]