The Delta 1, the first of Virgin Galactic’s new spaceplanes, completed structural assembly in April at the company’s facility in Mesa, Arizona.
Credit: Virgin Galactic
Suborbital space company Virgin Galactic is beginning a series of critical ground tests on the initial Delta-class SpaceShip, a new production-standard vehicle on which its hopes for long-term commercial success depend. Static and fatigue trials are underway The second Delta-Class spaceplane is...
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