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Virgin Galactic test flights :WhiteKnightTwo & SpaceShipTwo just took off

Credits: +Virgin Galactic 

Photos and Video of the successfull SpaceShipTwo test flight

Dear followers,

yesterday was a big step of space tourism and for the team of +Richard Branson and +Virgin Galactic . After some rumor, finally the #SS2 with WK2 take-off from the spaceport in Mojave, California, USA.
For the first time, the spacecraft SpaceShipTwo (SS2) fired her rocket motor in flight. The vehicle exceeded the speed of sound. 

(Credit : +Virgin Galactic )

(Credit: Ken Brown)

(Credit: Kenneth Brown/Aerospace Photography

SpaceShipTwo test flight successfully done ! More Photos, video, and details to follow

Dear follower,

this morning, the rumor about a new test of rocket-powered fight of the SpaceShip two has been shared we you.

Today we have the confirmation about this flight from +Richard Branson and +Virgin Galactic . The weather seems be perfect, cool morning temperatures and light winds out of the west at  Spaceport at Mojave, California, USA. All world news will be attended to this great event.

16:03 GMT or 7:03 PDT: The take-off was performed at  with success !

7:47 (PDT): WhiteKnightTwo (pilots: Mackay, Nichols) has reached today's target release altitude of 47K ft. SpaceShipTwo release and it is now flying freely.

You could find here several picture taken by Mark Greenberg from +Virgin Galactic

Photo: Mark Greenberg

Photo: +Virgin Galactic 

A video of the first part of the flight is proposed by 23ABC  News  http://www.turnto23.com/video/video

Other pictures and video will be proposed soon

Rumor : first Rocket-Powered Flight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo in Mojave California !

The space tourism company +Virgin Galactic  seems ready to be go for its first rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo — a commercial rocket ship for passenger space travel.

There is a palpable buzz of a possible test flight of SpaceShipTwo on Monday April 29, (TODAY !!!!) at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California. The test is rumored to be a 20-second burn of SpaceShipTwo's novel hybrid rocket motor in flight.

SpaceShipTwo is designed to use the rocket motor to power private launches that will carry six passengers and two pilots to suborbital space and back. So the possible test flight would be a major milestone for the spacecraft and +Virgin Galactic .

"We're hoping to break the sound barrier. That's planned Monday," Branson told the Las Vegas Sun. "It will be a historic day."

Space tourism by Virgin Galatic

As you know space tourism is coming real. The company Virgin Galatic is building this own spaceport to take off and bring people to the space from New Mexico, USA. The building steps of this huge project can be find on the Spaceport America blog.

(Credit: Doug Messier and Bill Gutman/Spaceport America)

As you could see, the spaceport will be ready soon. This place is called "the land of Enchantment" by Richard Branson and will be the future hub for space tourists !

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