Virgin Galactic is celebrating the third successful supersonic test flight of VSS Unity, the passenger spacecraft it intends to make available for space tourism in the near future. This flight took the craft higher and faster than ever, stressing the system and providing useful data for this rocket plane’s engineers.
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First four images from Virgin Galactic’s successful new test flight
We’ve had our first glimpse of Virgin Galactic’s new test flight and it’s out of this world.
Aiming to be the world’s first commercial spaceline, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic launched a test flight of its SpaceShipTwo space plane, VSS Unity, on …
Virgin Galactic successfully tested its rocket-powered spacecraft today for the first time since 2014
Virgin Galactic took to the skies today for the first test of its rocket-powered spacecraft in over three years. The SpaceShipTwo launch platform deployed the USS Unity at a set altitude where the space craft will fire its engines for as long as 30 seconds bringing the craft to 1 1/2 the speed of sound. […]
View More Virgin Galactic successfully tested its rocket-powered spacecraft today for the first time since 2014