VIRGIN GALACTIC ROCKET MOTOR TEST A SUCCESS

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two hybrid motor has been successfully fired by the spaceline's prime contractor Scaled Composites and its subcontractor Sierra Nevada, which owns SpaceDev, one of the companies that helped develop SpaceShipOne's rocket.

Flight International was unable to confirm whether the motor tested was full scale or if the firing test was for the full duration SS2 requires.