Boeing’s Aurora To Build Two Mother Ships For Virgin Galactic

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Credit: Virgin Galactic
LOS ANGELES—Virgin Galactic has signed an agreement to partner with Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to build two new White Knight Two jets to carry its air-launched passenger suborbital spaceships. Virginia-based Aurora plans to manufacture the aircraft at its Columbus, Mississippi, and...

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