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  • SpaceShipTwo ignites engine in-flight

    15:06 29 April 2013Space Tourism Suborbital missions

    Virgin Galactic has conducted the first powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, the crewed suborbital vehicle set to become the first capable of routine commercial...


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  • IN FOCUS: Virgin Galactic looks to the stars

    12:00 12 June 2012

    Virgin Galactic's decade-long project to open the age of suborbital spaceflight for fare-paying passengers got a shot...


  • Massive air-launch system unveiled

    18:57 13 December 2011

    Paul Allen, ex-Microsoft billionaire and major funder of Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne programme, today announced he...


  • Rutan starts work on new light aircraft

    17:00 07 November 2011

    Aircraft designer Burt Rutan is working on a new aviation project in the Idaho lake house where he retired only seven...


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  • SpaceShipTwo ignites engine in-flight

    News | 29 Apr 2013 15:06 | Zach Rosenberg

    Virgin Galactic has conducted the first powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, the crewed suborbital vehicle set to become the first capable of routine commercial...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/SpaceShipTwo-ignites-engine-in-flight-385276/

  • IN FOCUS: Virgin Galactic looks to the stars

    News | 12 Jun 2012 12:00 | Zach Rosenberg

    Virgin Galactic's decade-long project to open the age of suborbital spaceflight for fare-paying passengers got a shot in the arm last month with a US Federal Aviation Administration green light for rocket-powered test flights of SpaceShipTwo.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-Virgin-Galactic-looks-to-the-stars-372564/

  • SpaceShipTwo to resume flight tests as early as June

    News | 11 May 2012 19:37 | Zach Rosenberg

    Virgin Galactic expects to resume flight tests of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle as early as June from manufacturer Scaled Composites' facility in Mojave,...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/SpaceShipTwo-to-resume-flight-tests-as-early-as-June-371741/

  • Massive air-launch system unveiled

    News | 13 Dec 2011 18:57 | Zach Rosenberg

    Paul Allen, ex-Microsoft billionaire and major funder of Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne programme, today announced he would fund a system, called Stratolaunch,...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Massive-air-launch-system-unveiled-365958/

  • Rutan starts work on new light aircraft

    News | 07 Nov 2011 17:00 | Stephen Trimble

    Aircraft designer Burt Rutan is working on a new aviation project in the Idaho lake house where he retired only seven months ago after a 45-year career that produced SpaceShipOne, Voyager and dozens of other ground-breaking air vehicles.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Rutan-starts-work-on-new-light-aircraft-364244/

  • Rutan's risky business

    News | 14 Jul 2011 12:00 | Steve Trimble

    Burt Rutan's successful projects have pushed the boundaries of aerospace. Even the failures yielded innovation. We pay tributehttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Rutans-risky-business-359486/

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  • There looks to be a little wing rock on SpaceShipTwo

    Blog | 30 Apr 2013 16:50 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2013/04/there-looks-to-be-a-little-win.html

  • Voting is now open for the 2012 Flightglobal Achievement Awards!

    Blog | 04 May 2012 14:52 | Miquel Ros

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs//2012/05/voting-opend-for-the-2012-flig.html

  • What happens to Scaled Composites after Burt Rutan?

    Blog | 09 Nov 2011 12:26 | Stephen Trimble

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline//2011/11/what-happens-to-scaled-composi.html

  • VIDEO & PHOTOS: China's 1st UAV "mega-festival"

    Blog | 26 Sep 2011 11:14 | Stephen Trimble

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline//2011/09/video-photos-chinas-1st-uav-me.html

  • #OSH11: A farewell tribute to Burt Rutan

    Blog | 25 Jul 2011 04:42 | Stephen Trimble

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline//2011/07/oshkosh-2011-a-farewell-tribut.html

  • VIDEO: SpaceShipOne test pilot Brian Binnie talks

    Blog | 08 Mar 2010 14:21 | Rob Coppinger

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2010/03/video-spaceshipone-test-pilot.html

  • PICTURE: Black Cab - a reusable flyback first stage

    Blog | 23 Nov 2009 09:35 | Rob Coppinger

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2009/11/reusable-flyback-first-stage-b.html

  • EXCLUSIVE PICTURES: Virgin Galactic LauncherOne designs revealed

    Blog | 05 Nov 2009 15:32 | Rob Coppinger

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2009/11/exclusive-pictures-virgin-gala.html

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