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Virgin Galactic Breaks Own Altitude Record

Posted on January 14, 2014August 2, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on Virgin Galactic Breaks Own Altitude Record
Companies, News, Technology, Virgin Galactic

Now that 2014 is finally here, Virgin Galactic‘s first commercial flight with its WhiteKnightTwo / SpaceShipTwo combo edges ever so closer to reality with every day that goes past. A few days ago, they launched SpaceShipTwo 71,000ft up in the sky and tested several critical features in the process, as Virgin Galactic’s Chief Pilot Dave … Read More “Virgin Galactic Breaks Own Altitude Record” »

WhiteKnightTwo

Posted on May 29, 2013August 2, 2024 By Space51Staff No Comments on WhiteKnightTwo
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The launch vehicle that Virgin Galactic will be using as part of its two-stage approach to sub-orbital spaceflight is the WhiteKnightTwo (also known as WK2), with the first one christened VMS Eve after Richard Branson‘s mother and the second one will be named after Steve Fossett, that other adventurer who sadly had a less than … Read More “WhiteKnightTwo” »

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