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The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo was launched for the second time in ten weeks with three pbadengers on board and reached the space limit above Mojave, California.
As part of its fifth flight of supersonic rocket propulsion, the spacecraft called VSS Unity has reached its maximum speed and altitude so far on February 22: Mach 3.04 and a height of 295,007 feet . Back at home, the spacecraft returned to Earth, reaching speeds of up to M2.7, and landing shortly thereafter at Mojave Air and Space Port.
Beth Moses, Chief Instructor of Virgin Galactic Astronauts, looks out the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity window
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Although technically still in the atmosphere of the Earth and not beyond the line Kármán, it is necessary to cross to enter the space, Virgin Galactic noted that the three members of the crew had known several minutes of weightlessness . Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor for Virgin Galactic, flew the third crew member and sailed freely into the spacecraft to perform a number of cabin evaluation tests.
The VSS Unity flight also carried several NASA research payloads.
Virgin Galactic has announced that it has recruited approximately 600 customers aboard its SpaceShipTwo spacecraft as commercial astronauts. Each flight takes about 90 minutes and the ticket price is about $ 250,000.
SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity on the ramp before the flight
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SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity rocket burns at launch
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SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity prepares to go down
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