Virgin Galactic’s catastrophic failure last month, when the SpaceShip Two crashed, has caused major problems that have reached Santa Fe. Christine Anderson, the Executive Director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority, is the one taking the heat. Lawmakers fearing the financial solvency of Spaceport America asked tough questions. Spaceport America is the home of commercial spaceflight efforts, … [Read more...]
Video bought up by third test flight of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic for a second time tested its reusable suborbital space vehicle, founded by Richard Branson, SpaceShipTwo . It went to 21.64 kilometers (13.45 miles) above Earth’s surface on Friday, January 10, 2014, in ten-minute test flight. It was conceded by airplane to 46,000 feet (14,020 meters) on Friday and then set free. The craft using its rocket motor built by Sierra … [Read more...]
