05 December 2016
VSS Unity makes successful first glide flight test
..., but we also just can’t jump straight to the end.” That previous program was the first version of SpaceShipTwo, which two years ago suffered a catastrophic in-flight breakup due to a premature brake deployment, causing it to crash in the...
29 July 2015
SpaceShipTwo crash: dramatic testimony by Peter Siebold could offer new clues for space tourism safety
... detail by the pilot who survived it. It can also offer us a valuable look at improving overall safety. When the SpaceShipTwo rocket failure happened over California last year, it was deemed to be a major setback for the space tourism...
January 2016
The Benefits of a British Spaceport
...ranging from air launch vehicles such as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo to ground launch types embracing space tourist vehicles like... other. Among the first of the new crop is SpaceShipTwo, carried aloft on a WhiteKnightTwo turbo fan powered aircraft ...
October 2015
Houston, we have a Spaceport
...Virgin Galactic’s White Knight Two aircraft carrying the SpaceShipTwo vehicle. The operator’s license makes the Houston ...Virgin Galactic’s White Knight Two aircraft carrying the SpaceShipTwo vehicle. Horizontal landings are also possible. To this...
August 2016
National legislation provides incentives for private business
... conditions for space operators as they ease the potential financial (including insurance) burdens. Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo craft alongside the signature feature of Spaceport America, the Gateway to Space building, which serves as a hangar...
01 December 2014
Rosetta comet success SpaceShipTwo
After an unplanned 30-minute bounce as it landed on the surface of Comet 67P, Philae, the little 100kg sub-probe to ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft, finally settled down to transmit information and photos on 12 November 2014. It had landed 1 km off target ...
