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  2. VSS Enterprise crash - Wikipedia

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    Virgin Galactic CEO George T. Whitesides, in a news conference following the incident, said that "Space is hard and today was a tough day." [39] [40] Virgin founder Richard Branson said after the crash: "We do understand the risks involved and we are not going to push on blindly—to do so would be an insult to all those affected by this ...

  3. VSS Enterprise - Wikipedia

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    Virgin Galactic's Third Powered Flight - 14 Jan 2014 Official video on Virgin Galactic YouTube channel; Virgin Galactic, National Geographic Channel, documentary of the conception, design, build and early flights of VSS Enterprise, 2012. NTSB B-Roll of the SpaceShipTwo Crash Scene in Mojave, Calif. - 1 Nov 2014 Official video on NTSB YouTube ...

  4. VSS Unity VP-03 - Wikipedia

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    On 13 December 2018, at an altitude of 43,000 ft (13,000 m), the VMS Eve released the VSS Unity for its fourth powered test flight. [5] Lead pilot Stucky and co-pilot Sturckow flew Unity at a maximum Mach of 2.9 to an altitude of 82.7 km (51.4 mi), thereby surpassing the 50 mi (80 km) limit used in the United States to denote the limit of space, but falling short of the Kármán line of 62 mi ...

  5. Virgin Galactic's first space tourists finally soar, an ... - AOL

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    It was Virgin Galactic's seventh trip to space since 2018, but the first with a ticket-holder. Branson, the company's founder, hopped on board for the first full-size crew ride in 2021.

  6. Virgin Galactic - Wikipedia

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    Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two. Virgin Galactic's maiden spaceflight occurred in 2018 with its VSS Unity spaceship. [3] Branson had originally hoped to see a maiden spaceflight by 2010, [4] but the date was delayed, primarily due to the October 2014 crash of VSS ...

  7. Michael Masucci - Wikipedia

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    Michael Masucci is a test pilot for Virgin Galactic and a commercial astronaut. He is a former U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and U2 test pilot. [1] [2] Masucci first flew to space in February 2019, during the VSS Unity VF-01 mission, and again in July 2021, onboard Virgin Galactic Unity 22. He flew to space again onboard Unity 25, on May 25 ...

  8. Recognize the 'Virgin River' Cast? Here's Where You've Seen ...

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    She's a former movie star and, at the start of the show, interested in Hope's off-again, on-again love, Doc. Courtesy of Netflix Teryl had a two-season arc as Jean Loring, a lawyer within the ...

  9. Meet the 3 civilians heading to space in Virgin Galactic’s ...

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    A mother and daughter and an 80-year-old former Olympian with Parkinson's disease are set to make history when they blast off into space this week.