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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Completes Inaugural Captive Flight
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Completes Inaugural Captive Flight-December 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:14:31

The dream of privately-operated, civilian-accessible space flight took another step toward reality today when -backed Scaled Composite's successfully completed its first captive flight attached to the twin-hulled WhiteKnight, reaching an altitude of 45,000ft over the Mojave.

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