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 Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 4:00 pm Post subject: Richard Branson's Space Machine Flies Higher and Faster Tha |
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo completed its second powered flight this morning, flying faster and higher than any previous flights. It's been nearly three years since SpaceShipTwo's first glide flight, an indication of the challenges of developing a space vehicle that is safe enough for passenger flight, something that has been one of the main concerns since the sub-orbital space tourism idea kicked off a decade ago.
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