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Historic Virgin Galactic Flight Reminds Us That ‘Space’ Is Just A Concept, Man
Earlier today, Virgin Galactic sent its SpaceShipTwo commercial aircraft into space, a historic first for the private company. But at a maximum altitude of 82.68 kilometers, the spaceplane fell 17.32 kilometer short of the Karman line — the internationally recognised boundary separating the atmosphere from space. Prompting the inevitable question: What the hell is space,…
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Flight Tests Of Virgin Galactic’s New Space Plane Could Start Early Next Year
Hard to believe, but it’s been one year since SpaceShipTwo disintegrated during a test flight, killing one pilot and seriously injuring the other. Undaunted by the tragedy, Virgin Galactic has been hard at work building the second version of the suborbital rocket plane — a slightly modified version that may finally usher in the era…
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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Deployed Its Braking System Prematurely
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 deployed its braking system prematurely.
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NASA Will Use Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo To Experiment In The Stars
NASA’s space shuttle program may be kaput, but that doesn’t mean they’ve given up their space adventuring entirely: in the future, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo will house research missions for the government organisation.