Mojave in Kern County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Voyager Aircraft
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Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne Replica
Photographed by Denise Boose, February 22, 2012
1. Voyager Aircraft Marker
Voyager Aircraft
The 1/5 scale flying model of Voyager was built by Glenn Dunlap of Cincinnati, Ohio, and donated to the Mojave Transportation Museum Foundation in 2009.
The original Voyager, designed by Burt Rutan and built at Mojave Airport, hangs in the National Air & Space Museum in Washington D.C.
Voyager and its crew of Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, took-off from Edwards Air Force Base at 8:01 a.m. December 14, 1986, and flew west 26,366 statue miles.
On December 23, nine days, three minutes and 44 seconds later, Voyager landed at Edwards. The flight was the first successful circumnavigation of the planet, non-stop, and non-refueled.
Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne Replica
(Owned and Donated by Xprize Foundation)
First Private Manned Space Program
Flown to Space from Mojave Spaceport
June 21st, 2004 A.D.
"Do not tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go and he'll do plenty well when he gets there"
Wernher von Braun
Erected by Scaled Composites.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1942.
Location. 35° 3.328′ N, 118° 9.488′ W. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley, specifically in the Central Valley, in the Mojave Desert, and in the Sierra Nevada. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wen Painter (a few steps from this marker); Albert C. Hansen (a few steps from this marker); Lt Col Richard Glenn "Dick" Rutan USAF (ret) (a few steps from this marker); Rotary Rocket Roton ATV (a few steps from this marker); Charles Thomas Chuck Coleman (within shouting distance of this marker); Mojave Air & Spaceport (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Marine Corps Air Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Golden Queen Mine Cart (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mojave.
Photographed by Denise Boose, February 22, 2012
2. SpaceShipOne Marker
Photographed by Denise Boose, February 22, 2012
3. Voyager Aircraft/SpaceShipOne Markers
Photographed by Denise Boose, February 22, 2012
4. Aircraft Markers and Displays
Voyager and SpaceShipOne aircraft models inside the building.
Photographed by Denise Boose, February 22, 2012
5. SpaceShipOne Replica
Photographed by Denise Boose, February 22, 2012
6. Legacy Park
Photographed by Denise Boose, February 22, 2012
7. In Loving Tribute to Those We Lost on July 26, 2007
In Loving Tribute to Those We Lost on
July 26, 2007
Eric Blackwell, Todd Ivens, Glen May
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wing;.... ....Where never lark, or ever eagle flew- And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God" John Magee, Jr.
Let their efforts grant them peace among the stars
Scaled Composites, LLC ~ Dedicated on July 24, 2008
Eric Blackwell, Todd Ivens, Glen May
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wing;.... ....Where never lark, or ever eagle flew- And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God" John Magee, Jr.
Let their efforts grant them peace among the stars
Scaled Composites, LLC ~ Dedicated on July 24, 2008
Photographed by Denise Boose, February 22, 2012
8. Voyager Aircraft Model
Photographed by Denise Boose, August 10, 2018
9. Voyager Aircraft / SpaceShipOne Replica Marker
Michael T. Alsbury "Scat 23"
Scaled Composites Test Pilot lost during the powered flight test (PF04) of SpaceshipTwo, N339SS, near Mojave, California, on October 31, 2014 "Ad Astra per Aspera"
Dedicated by Scaled Composites
Dedicated by Scaled Composites
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 9, 2023
10. SpaceShipOne Replica
Photographed by Denise Boose, May 21, 2017
11. Voyager Aircraft / Scaled Compsites SpaceShipOne Replica Marker
Rutan Model 76 Voyager located in National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.
Photographed by Denise Boose, May 21, 2017
12. Voyager Aircraft / Scaled Compsites SpaceShipOne Replica Marker
SpaceShipOne located in National Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 1,144 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on March 2, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 9. submitted on August 10, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. 10. submitted on August 28, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 11, 12. submitted on July 26, 2025, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
