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
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
