SpaceShipTwo odbył wczoraj lot testowy →

Nathan Ingraham:

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has completed the first rocket-powered test of its SpaceShipTwo (SS2) aircraft, the main vehicle the company hopes to use to launch commercial space flights later this year. The test began this morning at 7:02 AM from the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, CA — Virgin’s WhiteKnightTwo took off with the SS2 in tow. After a 45-minute ascent to 47,000 feet, the SS2 ignited its rocket motor for a 16-second burn that propelled the craft to supersonic speeds and an altitude of 55,000 feet. The complete flight lasted about 10 minutes and the craft landed back in Mojave without incident.

Wygląda na to, że temu „blond wariatowi” stojącemu za tym przedsięwzięciem się uda — niesamowite! Ciekawe czy doczekam się czasów, że każdego będzie stać na loty w kosmos.