Eldorado Posted November 7, 2020 #1 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Virgin Galactic has announced plans to launch its first manned test flight into space from New Mexico this month. After conducting two previous test spaceflights from Mojave, California, the company moved in to its facilities at Spaceport America in New Mexico, where it plans to launch its VSS Unity space plane between November 19 and November 23. Full story at UniLad UK: Link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted December 13, 2020 #2 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Latest: Quote Virgin Galactic aborts test air-launch of its tourist-carrying spaceplane Virgin Galactic aborted a landmark test flight of its rocket-powered space plane, despite everything getting the all-clear a minute before launch. Although the air-launched spaceplane was successfully carried to an altitude of about 9.4 miles (15km) it did not decouple from its mother ship as planned. The launch was not live streamed as the company said it was "saving that moment for a special flight in the future" with no guests or media on site as part of strict COVID-19 protocols, which had also seen the launch date delayed. https://news.sky.com/story/virgin-galactic-aborts-test-air-launch-of-its-tourist-carrying-spaceplane-12159057 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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