Virgin Galactic is back to flying powered spacecraft again after a fatal crash of their first ship in 2014. This flight was launched from high-altitude from the mothership and it reached a top speed of Mach 1.6. The final altitude of the craft wasn’t released, but the fact that it successfully made this flight is a positive step for VG. Now they need to perfect this technology and start giving the other commercial launch competitors a run for their money. Check out the launch video.



Following the investigation into what happened, The Spaceship Company (a Virgin Galactic subsidiary) made some changes to the design of SpaceShipTwo, according to CNBC. If all goes well with future powered tests, then Virgin Galactic could become one of the premier names in space tourism and launch providers.

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