Virgin Feeling Good About Coming SpaceShipTwo Rocket Motor Tests

Credit: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic will shortly begin glide tests of the second, and significantly improved, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) suborbital vehicle after achieving almost all of its test goals during the first captive-carriage flight under the WhiteKnightTwo mothership early in September. Coming almost exactly two...
Guy Norris

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

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