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Jameel Janjua made it 'to the bitter end' in a Canadian astronaut government selection in 2009, but wasn't chosen. He found a ...
Wide angle view of the interior of SpaceShipTwo Virgin Galactic, 2020 “When we created Virgin Galactic, we started with what we believed would be an optimal customer experience and then built ...
SpaceShipTwo, with its tail booms raised in the feathered position, near the peak altitude of its Feb. 25 suborbital spaceflight. Credit: Virgin Galactic Updated 4:30 p.m. Eastern with post-flight ...
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo might be best known for its horrific crash in 2014, which killed one of its pilots, but the company has slowly been coming back from that setback.
The SpaceShipTwo rocket plane known as VSS Unity and its WhiteKnightTwo mothership are seen from below. (Credit: Virgin Galactic) Virgin Galactic sent its second SpaceShipTwo rocket plane ...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic unveiled its new SpaceShipTwo rocket plane today. This is the latest version the company has revealed to the public since their deadly crash during a test ...
Virgin Galactic’s second SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, dubbed the VSS Unity, rolls out under the spotlights at the company’s hangar in Mojave, Calif. (GeekWire photo by Alan Boyle) MOJAVE ...
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo during an April 2013 powered test flight. Credit: Virgin Galctic LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Virgin Galactic is planning to return to a rubber-like fuel when it resumes ...
The fatal in-flight breakup of Virgin Galactic's futuristic SpaceShipTwo rocket plane during a test flight last October was the result of pilot error, possibly triggered by a high workload ...
The fatal breakup and crash of Virgin Galactic's first SpaceShipTwo space plane last year was caused by a co-pilot error, as well as the failure of the spacecraft's builders to anticipate such a ...