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BBC: Virgin Galactic's spaceship makes solo flight

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  • 11-10-2010 6:51am
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    SkepticOne
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    Good to see this getting under way.

    BBC article:
    Virgin Galactic's spaceship makes solo flight By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News
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    The Enterprise spaceship is released from underneath the Eve carrier plane Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceship, Enterprise, has made its first solo test flight, in California.

    The spaceship was carried to an altitude of 45,000ft (13,700m) by an aeroplane and then dropped to glide back to the Mojave Air and Spac Port.

    Enterprise will soon be taking people prepared to pay $200,000 (£126,000) on short hops above the atmosphere.

    The British billionaire behind the project, Sir Richard Branson, was on hand to witness the drop test.

    "This was one of the most exciting days in the whole history of Virgin," the entrepreneur said.

    "For the first time since we seriously began the project in 2004, I watched the world's first manned commercial spaceship landing on the runway at Mojave Air and Space Port and it was a great moment."
    More here.


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