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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Passes the Test

Sir Richard Branson & Forger, aka Mark Stucky congratulate each other after the success of Virgin Galactic’s first rocket-powered flight that broke the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert.
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Sir Richard Branson & Forger, aka Mark Stucky congratulate each other after the success of Virgin Galactic’s first rocket-powered flight that broke the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert.

This event was “without any doubt, our single most important flight test to date,” said Virgin Galactic Founder Sir Richard Branson, who was on hand to witness the flight. 

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