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More fallout from the October 31st mid-air destruction of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo above the Mojave Air and Space Port – killing one test pilot and injuring another.

The Los Angeles Times reports Jan. 23 that Virgin Galactic will take over testing of the suborbital rocket plane, limiting the role of Scaled Composites that designed and fabricated the vehicle.

According to the LA Times story, citing Kevin Mickey, the president of Scaled Composites, Scaled would be a consultant to Virgin Galactic.

For the full LA Times story, go to:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-virgin-galactic-update-20150124-story.html#

 

Work is underway on SpaceShipTwo, number two. Credit: Virgin Galactic

Work is underway on SpaceShipTwo, number two.
Credit: Virgin Galactic

Also take a look at this video from Virgin Galactic “Introducing our Second Spaceship” that was published on Jan 15, 2015.

The Virgin Galactic video features interviews with key team members and behind the scenes shots of the firm’s Spaceship factory.

 

 

 

Go to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84503534&v=qsL6NCUWtdA&x-yt-ts=1421914688#t=45

 

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