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VIRGIN Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has broken the sound barrier in a test flight that moves the company closer to taking passengers on brief hops into space.
news.com.au (21 days ago)
(Reuters) - A six-passenger spaceship owned by an offshoot of Virgin Group fired its rocket engine in flight for the first time on Monday, a key step toward the start of commercial service in about a year, Virgin owner Richard Branson said.
reuters.com (21 days ago)

Virgin Galactic announced today that its space vehicle, SpaceShip Two, made its first rocket powered flight. SpaceShip Two is a joint venture of Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites, the aircraft design firm founded by famed designer Burt...
examiner.com (21 days ago)

A VIRGIN flight from Melbourne to Sydney was forced to turn back to the airport ten minutes into the flight after cabin crew detected a "bad odour".
news.com.au (2 months and 25 days ago)

VIRGIN Galactic's SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight yesterday, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert in California.
news.com.au (20 days ago)
While SpaceShipTwo did not break out of the atmosphere during the test flight, it marks a milestone for Virgin Galactic, which intends to take passengers on suborbital joyrides.
pressherald.com (21 days ago)

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has made its first powered flight taking the company a step closer to launching commercial trips to outer space.
abc.net.au (21 days ago)

The helicopter technician was told to wear a Virgin sleep suit instead – or miss the flight from Heathrow to Los Angeles, her current base
mirror.co.uk (2 months and 13 days ago)

Space tourism edges closer as Virgin hails its first rocket-powered test flight as "history in the making".
sky.com (21 days ago)
Today marked a pinnacle day for Sir Richard Branson as he personally watched his dream of commercial space travel take actual flight. This morning, on April 29, 2013 in New Mexico, the first rocket-powered test flight of the Virgin...
examiner.com (21 days ago)
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