We all know about Richard Branson and his exploits of attempting to build ships to transport us to space. Well, this may be be achieved faster than we expect. Virgin Galactic has recently released a video of the test flight of its White Knight 2 over the Mojave Desert.
Despite reporting that there were some rudder problems, other aspects of the spacecraft's operation seemed normal. The debut of the ship is scheduled for next month.
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Virgin Galactic Releases Test Flight Video of Spacecraft
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