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December 12, 2020 07:34 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/dgFgicPFLaE/virgin-galactic-unexpectedly-aborted-a-test-flight-of-its-space-plane
Virgin Galactic Unexpectedly Aborted a Test Flight of Its Space Plane
CNN reports:Virgin Galactic's supersonic rocket plane was scheduled to fire into the upper atmosphere Saturday, but after climbing more than 40,000 feet over New Mexico attached to its mothership, the space plane made an unexpected turn toward home rather than shooting skyward. The company confirmed that the space plane, which was carrying test pilots CJ Sturckow and Dave Mackay, safely landed. "The ignition sequence for the rocket motor did not complete," the company said via Twitter. "Vehicle and crew are in great shape. We have several motors ready at Spaceport America. We will check the vehicle and be back to flight soon." The root cause of the issue was not immediately clear... This mission was meant to be the third test flight of VSS Unity to exceed the 50-mile mark, which the US government considers to be the beginning outer space. CNN also reports that Virgin Galactic now has 600 customers "who so far have forked over between $200,000 to $250,000 each to reserve seats [for] their brief journey to the edge of space."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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