Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Makes 1st Test Flight of Revamped Re-Entry System

Monday, May 1, 2017 - 18:51 in Astronomy & Space

Virgin Galactic's second SpaceShipTwo took to the skies over Mojave, California, Monday (May 1) for the first test flight of its the craft's atmospheric re-entry system, which was modified after a fatal test flight in 2014 destroyed the original ship.

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