New Virgin craft may fly next year

The space tourism company that suffered a tragic setback when its experimental rocket-powered spaceship broke apart over the California desert could resume test flights as early as next summer if it can finish building a replacement craft.

New Virgin craft may fly next year

The space tourism company that suffered a tragic setback when its experimental rocket-powered spaceship broke apart over the California desert could resume test flights as early as next summer if it can finish building a replacement craft.

The sleek composite shell and tail section of the new craft is sitting inside the Virgin Galactic’s manufacturing plant in Mojave, California.

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