Following the tragic accident on Friday which saw Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo fail catastrophically, engineers are now scrabbling to understand the cause. In a new briefing , the National Transportation Safety Board has explained that the craft d eployed its braking system prematurely. Read more…
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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Deployed Its Braking System Prematurely
Good news, spacefans: the image up top is real. Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane made history this morning, igniting its engines for the first time and hitting supersonic speeds. The achievement brings would-be passengers one step closer to a trip to the edge of space. Read more…
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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo has made its first powered test flight!