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April 6th, 2018
Credit: Virgin Galactic/screengrab
Virgin Galactic has released a video showcasing yesterday’s SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity completing its first supersonic, rocket-powered flight.
Once released from the carrier aircraft, Unity’s rocket motor was brought to life and the pilots aimed the spaceship upwards into an 80 degree climb, accelerating to Mach 1.87 during the 30 seconds of rocket burn.
Credit: Virgin Galactic/screengrab
In VSS Unity’s cockpit: Mark “Forger” and David Mackay.
To view the video from the April 5 flight, go to:
Also, published on Apr 6, 2018, view the experience the first rocket-powered, supersonic flight through the eyes of Virgin Galactic Chief Pilot, Dave Mackay at:
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