Virgin Galactic Steps Up Suborbital Testing

Credit: Mobile Aerospace Reconnaissance System, MarsScientific.com
Scaled Composites aims to open up more of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2) supersonic flight envelope in the coming weeks, following the second successful rocket-powered test over Mojave, Calif., on Sept. 5. The test, which reached Mach 1.43 and an apogee of 69,000 ft., included the first use of...

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