First Phase Of SpaceShipTwo Rocket Tests Complete

The first phase of tests of the rocket motor for Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) space tourism vehicle has been successfully completed at Mojave, Calif., by Scaled Composites and its subcontractor Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC). “The hybrid nitrous oxide system being used is the largest of its kind...

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