Private spaceship makes its first solo glide flight
China Daily | Updated: 2010-10-12 07:59
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Clay Observatory for Virgin Galactic via associated press The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo, or VSS Enterprise, is released from the mothership, WhiteKnightTwo, also known as VMS Eve, over the Mojave, California, area early on Sunday. |
MOJAVE, California - Virgin Galactic's space tourism rocket SpaceShipTwo achieved its first solo glide flight on Sunday, marking another step in the company's eventual plans to fly paying passengers.
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