ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
Virgin Galactic has
reached another pair of milestones as it works toward the goal of
beginning commercial flights from Spaceport America in southern New
Mexico.
CEO George Whitesides
says the Federal Aviation Administration this week released its approval
for the permit that will enable Virgin Galactic to restart powered
flights.
The company has also completed qualification firings for its rocket motor.
With the motor and crew
in place, Whitesides says the company will soon be moving into the final
phase of its test flight program, where it will reach for increasingly
higher altitudes for its carrier aircraft and spaceship.
Some of the final tests will take place in New Mexico. Others will be in the Mojave Desert.
Whitesides was in New Mexico this week for an annual symposium on commercial and personal spaceflight.
- Source: http://www.sacbee.com
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