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Forum: Commercial Space - Military Space
Topic: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo VSS Enterprise

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 12-20-2012 05:38 PM Virgin Galactic release <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="+0">[b]SpaceShipTwo Completes First Glide in Powered Flight Configuration[/b]</font> [i]SpaceShipTwo undertook its 23rd glide flight Dec. 19 in the pre-powered portion of its incremental test flight program.[/i] This was a significant test flight as it was the first with rocket motor components installed, including tanks. It was also the first test flight with thermal protection applied to the spaceship’s leading edges. It followed an equally successful test flight last Friday which saw SpaceShipTwo fly in this configuration, but remain mated to its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft. All objectives of both flights were successfully met. SpaceShipTwo is expected to undertake a minimum of two more glide flights in order to complete all remaining preparation for its first powered flight.</BLOCKQUOTE> <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spaceshiptwo_engine01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/spaceshiptwo_engine01.jpg" width="400" height="177" border="0"></a></center>
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