Virgin Galactic 'doubles' LauncherOne payload promise

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​Virgin Galactic is in talks to purchase a second carrier aircraft for its nascent small satellite air-launch service, to offer greater payload capacity than is possible from the custom-built, twin-fuselage WhiteKnightTwo (WK2), that will also serve its suborbital tourist flights.

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