Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galacticis aspaceflightcompany founded by theEnglishbillionaireRichard Bransonin 2004.
"Virgin Galactic's new"Delta "class space planesare [... supposed to fly] no earlier than 2026 ", according to media (in 2024).[1][2][3]
History
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The rocket planeUnity,was retired in 2024.
TheSpaceShip III(SS3 orSS III) is no longer being developed (as of 2024). Earlier (March 2021), it was shown, but the first one - theVSS Imagine- has not flown [as of 2024].[4]
Flights
[change|change source]- In May 2021 one of the company'sspaceplanestook people into space.[5][6]
- On 11 July 2021,Richard Bransonand three employees were passengers ona flight,up to an altitude of 86 km (53 mi); the flight had twopilots.[7]However, therocketplaneUnityflew outsiderestrictedairspace;[8][9]That happened for 1 minute and 41 seconds. TheFederal Aviation Administrationallowed [any]SpaceShipTworocket plane to fly again [from] September 2021, after deciding to expand (or make larger) the restrictedairspacearound the vehicle's flight range.[10]
- In May 2023, the company's fifth spaceflight happened.
- In June 2023, the rocket planeUnitywas in space for 13:50 minutes. It came to a distance from Earth of 85 km (≈52 mi), and top speed wasMach2.88.Galactic 01is the name of the flight.
- In August 2023, the rocket planeUnitywas in space. It came to a distance from Earth of 88 km (≈55 mi).Galactic 02is the name of the flight. Six people were onboard: the chief, the pilot, 3 tourists and an instructor for those space tourists.[11]
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ThespaceplaneUnityisrocket-powered.It is aSpaceShipTwotype spaceplane. In 2021, it came to analtitudeof 86 km (≈53 mi), with people inside.[7]
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Related pages
[change|change source]References
[change|change source]- ↑https:// space /virgin-galactic-delta-class-space-plane-factory-arizona.Retrieved 2024-09-07
- ↑Natalie Clarkson (7 July 2022)."Virgin Galactic announces Boeing's Aurora will build new motherships".Virgin Galactic.Virgin Group.
- ↑Sheetz, Michael."Virgin Galactic unveils ‘VSS Imagine,’ the first of its next-generation spaceship series",CNBC, March 2021. (retrieved 21 July 2022)
- ↑"Virgin Galactic Unveils VSS Imagine, The First SpaceShip III In It's Growing Fleet".30 March 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 11 July 2021.Retrieved30 March2021.
- ↑"Virgin Galactic rocket plane flies to edge of space".BBC News.2021-05-22.Retrieved2021-05-25.
- ↑"Virgin Galactic провела первый запуск своего космического корабля с людьми на борту".AIN.UA(in Russian). 2021-05-24.Retrieved2021-05-25.
- ↑7.07.1Howell, Elizabeth (10 July 2021)."Meet the crew launching on Virgin Galactic's 1st fully crewed flight Unity 22".Space.Retrieved12 July2021.
- ↑Shepardson, David (2 September 2021)."U.S. Aviation agency probes Branson's Virgin Galactic flight deviation".Reuters.
- ↑Shepardson, David (2021-09-02)."U.S. bars Virgin Galactic rocket plane flights pending mishap probe".Reuters.
- ↑Foust, Jeff (2021-09-29)."FAA clears Virgin Galactic to resume SpaceShipTwo flights".
- ↑https:// space /virgin-galactic-galactic02-launch-time.Retrieved 2023-08-10
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