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Virgin Galactic fly-by at Spaceport runway dedication
The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) today dedicated the nearly two-mile long “Governor Bill RIchardson Spaceway” at Spaceport America, representing significant progress toward launching commercial customers into space from the desert of New Mexico. Governor Bill Richardson, Sir Richard Branson and approximately 30 of more than 380 Virgin Galactic future astronauts attended the event along with guests from around the world and watched a flyover and landing by Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo, in a captive carry with SpaceShipTwo. Read more
Video: Virgin Galactic VSS Enterprise triumphs in test flight
The Virgin VSS Enterprise has achieved manned free flight from over 45,000 ft (13,700 metres) and successfully glided to land at Mojave Air and Spaceport.
Yesterday Virgin Galactic, the US company developing the world’s first commercial manned space flight system and tourism business, announced the successful completion of the first piloted free flight of SpaceShipTwo, named the VSS Enterprise. The spaceship was released from its mothership at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 metres). Read more
Virgin Blue starts Sydney to Uluru flight service
The Virgin Blue Group of Airlines this morning dispatched its inaugural flight for its Sydney to Uluru service.
The special service, operated by a Boeing 737-800 with industry guests, media and commercial customers was farewelled by traditional indigenous didgeridoo players and dancers. Read more
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Enterprise completes first flight
Virgin Galactic announced today that its commercial manned spaceship, VSS Enterprise, this morning successfully completed its first “captive carry” test flight, taking off at 07.05 am (PST) from Mojave Air and Spaceport, California.
The spaceship was unveiled to the public for the first time on December 7th 2009 and named by Governors Schwarzenegger and Richardson. VSS Enterprise remained attached to its unique WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft, VMS Eve, for the duration of the 2 hours 54 minutes flight, achieving an altitude of 45,000ft (13716 metres). Read more
