Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Virgin Galactic Plans To Ramp Up Flight Testing

Virgin Galactic, the commercial spaceflight startup backed by Richard Branson, is planning to ramp up its flight testing schedule with the beginning of powered flights, according to Branson. Branson told Bloomberg, in an interview published on Wednesday, that it plans to start powered tests every three weeks this year, with a plan to extend testing into space by November of December. Image: Virgin Galactic glide testing its spacecraft in March.

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