Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceship completes its third hypersonic test flight

Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceship completes its third hypersonic test flight

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https://www.techradar.com/news/virgin-galactics-passenger-spaceship-completes-its-third-hypersonic-test-flight

Virgin Galactic's passenger spaceship VSS Unity has completed its third supersonic flight. It was the ship's highest and fastest test to date, hitting Mach 2.4 and a height of 170,800 feet.

The test helped Virgin Galactic gain data on supersonic aerodynamics and thermodynamics, as well as more experience at high altitudes.