Scaled Composites is an American aerospace company founded in 1982, based in Mojave, California. It designs, builds, and tests prototype aircraft and spacecraft. The company's work spans the entire development process, from conceptual design and structural engineering through to part fabrication, systems integration, and flight testing. It averages one first flight of a unique aircraft per year.
The firm has produced several record-setting vehicles. SpaceShipOne completed the first privately funded human spaceflight. The Global Flyer achieved the first non-stop, non-refueled aerial circumnavigation. Stratolaunch is the largest wingspan aircraft ever built. The company also developed the high-altitude platform Proteus.
Scaled Composites pursues cost-effective development projects and delivers on aggressive timelines. It serves as the premier rapid design-build-test organization for Northrop Grumman.
