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Virgin's VSS Enterprise Makes First Manned Glide Flight

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
October 10, 2010
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VSS Enterprise Completes First Manned Glide Flight
“10th October 2010, Mojave, CA. Virgin Galactic, the US company developing the world’s first commercial manned space flight system and tourism business, is delighted to announce the successful completion today of the first piloted free flight of SpaceShipTwo, named the VSS Enterprise. The spaceship was released from its mothership at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 metres). During its first flight the spaceship was piloted by Pete Siebold, assisted by Mike Alsbury as co-pilot. The two main goals of the flight were to carry out a clean release of the spaceship from its mothership and for the pilots to free fly and glide back and land at Mojave Air and Space Port in California.”
Commercial Spaceflight Federation Congratulates SpaceShipTwo Team for Milestone First Glide Flight

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