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Virgin Galactic • SpaceShipTwo • Spaceport America (NA)
Virgin Galactic • SpaceShipTwo • Spaceport America
Third commercial Virgin Galactic mission.
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Third commercial Virgin Galactic mission.
The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is an air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It is manufactured by The Spaceship Company, a California-based company owned by Virgin Galactic.
Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.
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ArticleIn a mission cloaked in secrecy akin to the classified operations of national security endeavors, Virgin Galactic successfully completed its third commercial...
ArticleVirgin Galactic performed its third commercial suborbital spaceflight Sept. 8 with three private astronauts on board.
Article"I don't think I'll run out of people who are willing to fly the spaceship any time soon."
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VSS Unity, previously referred to as VSS Voyager, is a SpaceShipTwo-class suborbital rocket-powered crewed spaceplane. It is the second SpaceShipTwo to be built and will be used as part of the Virgin Galactic fleet.
VSS Unity has successfully landed back at Spaceport America after its suborbital flight.
