Virgin Galactic British billionaire Richard Branson held a flight testing of his Spaceshiptwo series in the USA. This is reported on the company’s website.
Ship tests for space tourists were held in New Mexico. Initially, the start was expected on February 13, but he was canceled. Then the company reported that they decided to allocate additional time for technical checks.
According to the plan, the VMS EVE carrier must raise the SpaceShiptwo Unity spacecraft at a height of 13 kilometers (44 thousand feet) and release free planning.
In March, Virgin Galactic announced the development of a new Cosmoplane Vss Imagine. According to the roller published on Youtube, its distinctive feature is a mirror coating of the entire trim, which is an additional factor for thermal protection. The company announced plans to start testing VSS Imagine in the summer of this year.