Filed under: Airlines , News Virgin Galactic unveiled the White Knight Two, their delivery vehicle for SpaceShipTwo at their Mojave construction facility today, to glorious fanfare and celebration. White Knight Two is the second version of the mothership that will deliver the suborbital commercial space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo up to 40,000 feet before the daughtership cruises up into low orbit. Virgin's rollout of the ship is the first step in testing the new second phase of their commercial space flight system -- a variety of static and flight tests still need to be done before the second duo are ready for real test flights. Indeed, SpaceShipTwo is still under construction and was hidden under a black sheet during the ceremonies today. Check out the exclusive gallery of Gadling's visit to the White Knight Two including visits from Sir Richard Branson, Buzz Aldrin and Richard Branson and stay tuned for a Gadling report on the entire event later this week! Gallery: Virgin Galactic's White Knight Two Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments ...
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Filed under: Airlines , News Virgin Galactic unveiled the White Knight Two, their delivery vehicle for SpaceShipTwo at their Mojave construction facility today, to glorious fanfare and celebration. White Knight Two is the second version of the mothership that will deliver the suborbital commercial space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo up to 40,000 feet before the daughtership cruises up into low orbit. Virgin's rollout of the ship is the first step in testing the new second phase of their commercial space flight system -- a variety of static and flight tests still need to be done before the second duo are ready for real test flights. Indeed, SpaceShipTwo is still under construction and was hidden under a black sheet during the ceremonies today. Check out the exclusive gallery of Gadling's visit to the White Knight Two including visits from Sir Richard Branson, Buzz Aldrin and Richard Branson and stay tuned for a Gadling report on the entire event later this week! Gallery: Virgin Galactic's White Knight Two Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments ...