Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Begins Captive-Carry Flight Tests

The six-passenger, two-crew space vehicle was attached to the center of the 140-foot-span wing section between the two fuselage booms of the WK2. The WK2 will eventually carry the spacecraft to its launch point at about 50,000 feet, though it is thought this altitude will not be attempted on the...

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