In The News Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation has awarded to Virgin Galactic the operator license it needs to move forward with taxi and flight tests for SpaceShipTwo, the company announced this week. SpaceShipTwo is the passenger-carrying vehicle that ultimately will be carried to about 50,000 feet by WhiteKnightTwo. From that altitude, SpaceShipTwo will be released and its own rocket engine ignited to carry a pilot and passengers to the edge of space. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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