Flawless First Flight For SpaceShipTwo

By Guy Norris

LOS ANGELES — Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic are reviewing data from the first free-flight of the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) space vehicle, which took place in perfect weather conditions at Mojave, Calif., early in the morning on Sunday.

The 60-ft.-long, 42-ft.-wingspan SS2 was released from the WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) mothership at an altitude of ...

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