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Virgin Galactic • SpaceShipTwo • Spaceport America (NA)
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Suborbital research flight for Purdue University carrying a professor, student and three alumni.
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Suborbital research flight for Purdue University carrying a professor, student and three alumni.
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Suborbital research flight for Purdue University carrying a professor, student and three alumni.
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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