David Mackay – Spaceflight Now

January 29, 2022

Breaking News

[ January 27, 2022 ] Live coverage: SpaceX scrubs sunset launch at Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ January 27, 2022 ] SpaceX gives converted Falcon Heavy side booster new life Falcon 9
[ January 27, 2022 ] SpaceX cargo ship returns to Earth with spacesuit and science specimens Mission Reports
[ January 26, 2022 ] SpaceX ready to launch Italian radar remote sensing satellite Falcon 9
[ January 26, 2022 ] NASA to name astronauts this year for first Artemis moon mission Mission Reports

Virgin Galactic pilots land safely after aborting suborbital flight

December 12, 2020

Two pilots aboard Virgin Galactic’s commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital rocketplane safely landed back in New Mexico Saturday after a “computer communications loss” triggered an abort of the craft’s engine ignition sequence.

Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane climbs closer to space

July 27, 2018

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, built to eventually carry commercial passengers to the edge of space, accomplished another powered test flight into the rarefied upper atmosphere Thursday with two pilots on-board.

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo completes second powered test flight

May 30, 2018

Helmed by two test pilots, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane set new altitude and speed records for the company’s test program Tuesday during a powered flight over California’s Mojave Desert.