SpaceShipTwo Tests Ramp Up With First Glide Flight Of 2012

LOS ANGELES — Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) has returned to flight testing with its first glide flight since last September. The sortie, which took place at Mojave, Calif., on June 26, was the vehicle’s 17th unpowered glide test and the first since modifications were made to counter an...

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