It's all work and no play for SpaceShipTwo pilot on virgin flight

Virgin Galactic's chief pilot, David Mackay, has been waiting years to take his first turn at the controls for a rocket-powered ride on SpaceShipTwo — and on Friday, the veteran aviator guided the plane higher than he had ever flown before. So how was the view?

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