Mike Melvill nickname(s):
Mike Melvill
Mike Melvill date of birth:
November 11, 1940
How old is Mike Melvill?
85
Where was Mike Melvill born?
Johannesburg, South Africa
Mike Melvill body shape:
Average
What color are Mike Melvill's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Mike Melvill's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Mike Melvill gay or straight?
Straight
What is Mike Melvill's ethnicity?
White
What is Mike Melvill nationality?
South African
What is Mike Melvill's occupation?
Astronaut
Short Biography
Michael Winston "Mike" Melvill (born November 30, 1940 Johannesburg ) is a world-record-breaking pilot and one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on its first flight past the edge of space, flight 15P on June 21, 2004, thus becoming the first commercial astronaut and the 434th person to go into space. He was also the pilot on SpaceShipOne's flight 16P, the first competitive flight in the Ansari X Prize competition.