Virgin Galactic makes another important milestone for private space flight

Douglas the Intrepid · 2010-10-10T20:41:12.000Z

Woot! Getting closer! :D A private suborbital spaceship flew its first solo test flight today (Oct. 10) from Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Though the craft did not reach space, it was a major milestone for the Virgin Galactic [URL="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/space/sc_space/storytext/virgingalacticsprivatespaceshipmakesfirstsologlideflight/37953083/SIG=130h5go2u/*http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-fall-test-flight-100720.html"]SpaceShipTwo[/URL], which flew in glide mode for some 15 minutes once released from its carrier plane, WhiteKnightTwo, according Bill Deaver, an eye-witness of the test flight. "It was perfect landing," Deaver told SPACE.com. "It looked just spectacular." [url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/virgingalacticsprivatespaceshipmakesfirstsologlideflight]Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Makes First Solo Glide Flight - Yahoo! News[/url]

Beach Fanatic

Oct 10, '10 · 3:41 PM373

Woot! Getting closer!

A private suborbital spaceship flew its first solo test flight today (Oct. 10) from Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
Though the craft did not reach space, it was a major milestone for the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, which flew in glide mode for some 15 minutes once released from its carrier plane, WhiteKnightTwo, according Bill Deaver, an eye-witness of the test flight.
"It was perfect landing," Deaver told SPACE.com. "It looked just spectacular."

Virgin Galactic's Private Spaceship Makes First Solo Glide Flight - Yahoo! News