Virgin Galactic Expects To Reach Space This Year
Credit: Michael Fuchs
Test pilots working for Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic expect to expand the SpaceShipTwo flight envelope rapidly this year, and to reach the edge of space before the end of December. Over perhaps a half-dozen flights— building on the 16 sec. of powered flight achieved on April 29—they will...
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