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AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-california-richard-branson-1a67f42d6fef79e1aa4cee2ef320b7aeClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-california-richard-branson-1a67f42d6fef79e1aa4cee2ef320b7aeClick to copyRelated topicsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Virgin Galactic said Thursday that it expects to launch its first manned test flight into space from New Mexico this month.The company’s spacecraft, VSS Unity, conducted two previous test spaceflights from Mojave, California, before moving in to its facilities at Spaceport America in New Mexico. Testing there has included unpowered glide flights and now the spaceflight planned between Nov. 19 and 23.The spaceport will be Virgin Galactic’s base for launching passengers on brief trips high above the Earth, starting with billionaire founder Richard Branson next year. The company did not announce a specific date for that event.ADVERTISEMENTUnity is designed to be carried aloft beneath a special carrier jet and released at high altitude, where its rocket engine is ignited. The suborbital flights are designed to send the craft to an altitude of at least 50 miles (80 kilometers) before it descends and glides to a landing on a runway.In addition to passengers, Unity can carry small science experiments and will do so on this month’s flight, generating some revenue through a NASA program. Virgin Galactic also has made progress on a second spaceship in its planned fleet and plans to roll it out during the first quarter of 2021, CEO Michael Colglazier said in a statement.

AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-california-richard-branson-1a67f42d6fef79e1aa4cee2ef320b7aeClick to copyhttps://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-california-richard-branson-1a67f42d6fef79e1aa4cee2ef320b7aeClick to copyRelated topicsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Virgin Galactic said Thursday that it expects to launch its first manned test flight into space from New Mexico this month.The company’s spacecraft, VSS Unity, conducted two previous test spaceflights from Mojave, California, before moving in to its facilities at Spaceport America in New Mexico. Testing there has included unpowered...

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