Virgin Gets FAA Green Light For Rocket-Powered Tests
Credit: Mark Greenberg
LOS ANGELES — Virgin Galactic will attempt the first rocket-powered atmospheric flight tests of SpaceShipTwo (SS2) “toward the end of the year” following the granting of an experimental launch permit by FAA. The permit was approved for powered flight tests by Scaled Composites, developer of the SS2...
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