Virgin Galactic Readies Second SpaceShipTwo For Ground Tests

February 20, 2016

Credit: Virgin Galactic/Mark Greenberg. Virgin Galactic is set to return its first SpaceShipTwo spaceplane VSS Unity to test flights in the coming months following the completion of upgrade work and says it remains on track to begin the long-delayed start of commercial spaceflights in the second quarter of 2023.

MOJAVE —Virgin Galactic says dramatic improvements to the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) hybrid rocket motor will significantly shorten the test flight program for the company’s new sub-orbital vehicle, which was unveiled on Feb. 19 at Mojave, Calif. The new SS2 will begin captive carriage flight tests beneath...

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