Italian Air Force Buys Virgin Galactic Flight For Research Mission

Credit: SpaceShipTwo: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic and the Italian Air Force signed a contract Oct. 2 to train and carry three Italians into suborbital space aboard SpaceShipTwo to conduct research experiments in flight as soon as next year. Neither the company nor the Italian government disclosed the contract’s value. Virgin...
Jen DiMascio

Based in Washington, Jen previously managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.

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