Virgin Galactic tests rocket ship, three years after fatal accident

At about 8 a.m. local time, The VMS Eve carrier plane took off from Mojave, California, carrying SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity before releasing it 46,500 feet (14,000 m) above ground, Virgin Galactic said in a statement. "Space feels tantalisingly close now," Branson Tweeted after the test flight.

from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IzMPAx