Second Virgin Galactic Spaceship Nears Completion

Virgin Galactic SS-2
Virgin Galactic’s second commercial SpaceShipTwo sub-orbital vehicle has completed major structural assembly by production subsidiary The Spaceship Company.
Credit: Virgin Galactic
Systems installation is underway on Virgin Galactic’s second commercial SpaceShipTwo sub-orbital vehicle at Mojave, California, following the completion of major structural assembly by production subsidiary The Spaceship Company. Progress on the second spaceship (SS2-2) was marked by reaching the...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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