Full Feather
Scaled Composites tested the feathering re-entry mechanism of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo (SS2) in flight for the first time on May 4. The feathering device reconfigures the vehicle while in the vacuum of space, and creates very high drag as it descends through the atmosphere. The test took...
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