The News Of Tomorrow, Today
The News Of Tomorrow, Today
richard branson
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:…
A Virgin Orbit plane took off with a rocket under its wing on Sunday, marking a successful test flight for the company that hopes to provide satellite-launching services.
The VSS Unity just went supersonic during crewed tests, reaching speeds of 1,963km per hour. It’s the first powered flight of Virgin Galactic’s new SpaceShipTwo aircraft, and the first flight since the 2014 disaster in which a pilot was killed and a co-pilot severely injured.
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