Virgin Galactic Marking Progress On LauncherOne Tests

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Virgin Galactic is gearing up to run full-duration hot-fire tests of its first-stage, liquid-fueled Newton engine for the company’s LauncherOne rocket vehicle. The two-stage LauncherOne is designed to place payloads up to 500 lb. into low Earth orbit and will be air-dropped from...

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