Tag: Virgin Galactic

  • First powered flight success for SpaceShipTwo

    First powered flight success for SpaceShipTwo

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    Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) finally conducted its debut powered flight on Monday, paving the way towards its space tourism aspirations. The historic milestone was conducted high over the Mojave desert, as the RocketMotorTwo engine roared into life, propelling the spacecraft to supersonic speeds. SS2: Virgin Galactic have been waiting to carry out the powered qualification…

  • Branson, Allen, Bezos gear up for the private space race

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    Space Shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad last week. At the very end of his recent autobiography, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen briefly teases ahead to a future project — saying that he’s “just now considering a new initiative wit that magical contraption I never wearied of sketching as a boy: the rocket ship.” He adds,…