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Following a deadly crash back in 2014, Virgin Galactic has been reworking and retesting their plane-based launch platform for the past few years. The company completed their second supersonic flight earlier this year, and according to Twitter, SpaceShipTwo made it all the way to space in a test conducted minutes ago. After dropping from its carrier aircraft, SpaceShipTwo reached at least 250,000 feet and traveled at over Mach 2.9, before beginning its descent and touching down about 15 minutes later.
Wheel stop, SpaceShipTwo. Welcome back to Earth
Wheel stop, SpaceShipTwo. Welcome back to Earth