{"id":21986,"date":"2023-04-28T18:46:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T10:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/virgin-galactic-completes-final-test-flight-before-returning-to-space\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T18:46:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T10:46:52","slug":"virgin-galactic-completes-final-test-flight-before-returning-to-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/virgin-galactic-completes-final-test-flight-before-returning-to-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before returning to space"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-7125080057269629&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=712772469&amp;pi=t.aa~a.3843448772~i.11~rp.4&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783319629&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2023%2F04%2F27%2Fvirgin-galactic-completes-final-test-flight-before-returning-to-space%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783319629628&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=3854&amp;idt=2&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Deb38cfaf5314820a%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783319311%3AS%3DALNI_MZNqFbc4J_9Mwx0DA_RKZFv6Rgd_w&amp;gpic=UID%3D0000141585b75109%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783319311%3AS%3DALNI_Mb8Ou0XY9m-6RZcHIoT0NY6XJT4Aw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D81b549665d6763db%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783319311%3AS%3DAA-AfjaPQtwRjAqqOxsOk9A3h9AB&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280&amp;nras=2&amp;correlator=1745897801054&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=1502&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=637&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=31099344%2C42532524%2C95395661%2C95393485&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=1717254555043709&amp;tmod=1553098154&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;cms=2&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;pgls=CAk.&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=24\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CIPy55e3vZUDFdbBTAIdLTcKfQ\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The glide flight took place Wednesday morning and is the final flight before Virgin Galactic completes a powered flight of Unity\u2019s hybrid rocket engine. After reaching an altitude of 47,000 ft, Unity was released from Eve at 9:47 a.m. ET for a nine-minute glide to Spaceport America\u2019s runway.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-35715',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission has three objectives, evaluate the performance post modifications, continue to learn more about how the vehicle flies, and gather data on a new pylon attached to Eve on ascent. Virgin Galactic said the results of this flight will take a few weeks to process before Unity returns to space.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2023\/04\/27\/virgin-galactic-completes-final-test-flight-before-returning-to-space\/120316_vg01_a2a_landing_oo013-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"1100,733\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\n\n<p>VSS Unity touching down at Spaceport America. Image: Virgin Galactic<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024&#8243; height=&#8221;682&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; src=&#8221;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2.jpg?w=1024&#8243; alt=&#8221;&#8221; class=&#8221;wp-image-35721&#8243; srcset=&#8221;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2.jpg?resize=350,233 350w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2.jpg?resize=140,93 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/04\/120316_VG01_A2A_landing_OO013-2.jpg?resize=150,100 150w&#8221; sizes=&#8221;(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px&#8221;><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">VSS Unity touching down at Spaceport America. Image: Virgin Galactic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next flight (Unity23?) will carry a crew of six, two pilots and four Virgin Galactic crew members, up to just below the K\u00e1rm\u00e1n Line (100 km or 60 mi) but above the US boundary of space (80 km or 50 mi). Their mission will be to judge the consumer experience now that the vehicles have been renovated and it\u2019s been two years since the last flight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While another company (cough cough, Blue Origin) like to state that they are the only ones that actually get you to space. According to the FAA, the most powerful aviation regulatory body probably on the planet and the one that both companies listen to views 50 miles as space.<\/p>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7125080057269629\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 0px;\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_3\" name=\"aswift_3\" style=\"left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border: 0px; width: 775px; height: 0px; min-height: auto; max-height: none; min-width: auto; max-width: none;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" width=\"775\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-7125080057269629&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=1821075794&amp;pi=t.aa~a.3843448772~i.25~rp.4&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783319632&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2023%2F04%2F27%2Fvirgin-galactic-completes-final-test-flight-before-returning-to-space%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783319629637&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=3863&amp;idt=2&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Deb38cfaf5314820a%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783319311%3AS%3DALNI_MZNqFbc4J_9Mwx0DA_RKZFv6Rgd_w&amp;gpic=UID%3D0000141585b75109%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783319311%3AS%3DALNI_Mb8Ou0XY9m-6RZcHIoT0NY6XJT4Aw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D81b549665d6763db%3AT%3D1783309737%3ART%3D1783319311%3AS%3DAA-AfjaPQtwRjAqqOxsOk9A3h9AB&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280%2C775x280&amp;nras=3&amp;correlator=1745897801054&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=2544&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=637&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=31099344%2C42532524%2C95395661%2C95393485&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=1717254555043709&amp;tmod=1553098154&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;pgls=CAk.&amp;ifi=4&amp;uci=a!4&amp;btvi=3&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=2758\" data-google-container-id=\"a!4\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CJuEkZm3vZUDFR31TAIdSmcTsg\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly the FAA no longer gives out civilian astronaut wings to anyone that crosses that threshold, but I\u2019m sure Virgin Galactic will give any first-timers its own. However, since those that are riding on this mission are doing so to perform work, in my heart, they will be astronauts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The glide flight took place Wednesday morning and is the final flight before Virgin Galactic completes a powered flight of Unity\u2019s hybrid rocket engine. After reaching an altitude of 47,000 ft, Unity was released from Eve at 9:47 a.m. ET for a nine-minute glide to Spaceport America\u2019s runway. 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