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In the network appeared a video from the camera installed on a Virgin Galactics rocket during the flight
A special glider lifted the ship to a height of about fifteen km, after which it separated and launched rocket engines for twenty seconds; reaching a speed of about 1600 km / h, the ship was able to climb to an altitude of 23 km, after which it successfully went into the planning mode and descended to the ground. Richard Branson, the famous entrepreneur and initiator of the project, exulted.
“This is an incredible step, our spaceship is now the tallest of the commercial winged craft in history.”
Although behind schedule, Virgin Galactics is moving steadily toward its goal of lifting 500 amateur astronauts into the upper stratosphere. At the moment, we are talking about the fact that this will happen next year, but, apparently, it will take some time for testing. In any case, it will soon be possible to buy a fairly cheap ticket to space.
And now the view below:
Source: /users/413
“This is an incredible step, our spaceship is now the tallest of the commercial winged craft in history.”
Although behind schedule, Virgin Galactics is moving steadily toward its goal of lifting 500 amateur astronauts into the upper stratosphere. At the moment, we are talking about the fact that this will happen next year, but, apparently, it will take some time for testing. In any case, it will soon be possible to buy a fairly cheap ticket to space.
And now the view below:
Source: /users/413
