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Virgin Galactic issued a press release today about the third flight of the WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft, which took place on Wednesday. Some highlights: The flight’s duration was over 2.5 hours. WK2 reached its fastest speed yet, 140 knots (259 km/h) The aircraft flew to an altitude of over 18,000 feet (5,490 feet) The [...] Compared to the good ol’ days (2001), a space tourist flying to the ISS these days is a little, well, ho-hum. Back in 2001 there was all the drama associated with whether NASA would allow Dennis Tito to fly to the station on a Soyuz, and if so, what sort of reception he would [...] |
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