World View conducted its inaugural Stratollite launch from Spaceport Tucson on Sunday, October 1st, 2017, officially opening the Spaceport for flight operations. The inaugural launch also served as the beginning of a major milestone Stratollite mission for World View, breaking a previous duration record and concluding after five days of continuous, controlled flight in the stratosphere. The mission met all customer and test requirements in the process, signaling the commercial readiness of World View’s long-duration, persistent, and controllable Stratollite vehicle.