Beyond Blue Sky

Production team

Brian Binnie in the SpaceShipOne cockpit wearing an oxygen mask
  • Princeton aeronautical engineer
  • 20-year Navy pilot
  • 2nd private astronaut at age 47
  • Witnessed UAPs during SS1 Program

Brian Binnie

Executive Producer

Kevin Curran with his camera beside a space capsule in the desert
  • 30-year cinematographer
  • Artemis I cinematographer
  • Blue Origin NS16-20 cam op
  • SpaceX Starship cam op

Kevin Curran

Director, Editor

Jonathan Binnie smiling in front of a military jet
  • Brian Binnie's son
  • Attended test flights as a teen

Jonathan Binnie

Executive Producer

Historic interviews

Burt Rutan at his drafting tableBurt Rutan with team members, watching intently
  • Aerospace engineer
  • Visionary aerospace designer
  • Created 1st manned, private space program

Burt Rutan

CEO / Founder of Scaled Composites

Mike Melvill working on an experimental aircraft in his hangarMike Melvill on the flight line with Brian Binnie and Burt Rutan
  • Never graduated high school
  • Scaled Composites' employee #1
  • Burt's go to test pilot
  • 1st private astronaut at age 64

Mike Melvill

Test Pilot

Brian Binnie seated beside a fire pit, looking up at the skyBrian Binnie smiling in the SpaceShipOne cockpit
  • Princeton aeronautical engineer
  • 20-year Navy pilot
  • 2nd private astronaut at age 47
  • Witnessed UAPs during SS1 Program

Brian Binnie

Test Pilot

Doug Shane outdoors on a green hillsideDoug Shane in mission control with the flight team
  • Aerospace engineer
  • Test pilot for White Knight
  • Doug and Burt assigned test pilots

Doug Shane

Flight Director / Test Pilot

Matt Stinemetze at work on SpaceShipOne in the hangarMatt Stinemetze looking out of the White Knight cockpit window
  • One of the youngest team members
  • Aerospace engineer
  • White Knight backseater

Matt Stinemetze

SpaceShipOne Lead Engineer

Sally Melvill looking at a wall of photos, with Mike Melvill behind herSally Melvill sharing a smile with Mike Melvill
  • Eloped to marry Mike as teens
  • Scaled Composites' employee #2

Sally Melvill

Married to Mike

Valerie Binnie being interviewed in her backyardValerie Binnie embracing Brian Binnie in the desert
  • Mother of three
  • Supportive, straight-laced "rock"
  • Brian's private sounding board

Valerie "Bub" Binnie

Married to Brian