Virgin Galactic flies to the edge of space for 1st time, setting the stage for commercial missions
And just like that, Virgin Galactic made it to space. For the first time in the company's 14-year history, the Richard Branson space outfit has sent one of their suborbital SpaceShipTwo spacecraft to space — at least by their definition. A test flight on Thursday brought the company's VSS Unity ship — carrying two co-pilots — 51.3 miles up above Earth, making it the company's highest flight yet, once confirmed, according to Virgin Galactic. Some define space as 100 kilometers — or 62 miles — above Earth, but others, use 50 miles as the ...
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