Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic bounces back with 2nd successful launch

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic bounces back with 2nd successful launch

6 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/richard-bransons-virgin-galactic-bounces-back-with-2nd-successful-launch/

The Virgin founder's rocket-powered passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, zoomed closer to taking tourists to the edge of space Tuesday when it successfully completed a second test flight.

Called the VSS Unity, the second craft built for the journeys after the unsuccessful Enterprise, soared up to 114,500 feet at Mach 1.9, or nearly 1,300 miles per hour (2,090 kph).